Virginia House Bill 2066 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Stolen firearms; penalties. Creates or enhances penalties for crimes related to larceny of a firearm or use of a stolen firearm during the commission of a felony. The bill provides that it is (i) a Class 3 felony with a five-year mandatory minimum sentence to commit larceny of a firearm with the intent to sell or distribute and (ii) a Class 5 felony with a two-year mandatory minimum sentence to sell or distribute, attempt to sell or distribute, or possess with the intent to sell or distribute a stolen firearm. The bill adds a one-year mandatory minimum sentence to the crime of receiving a stolen firearm, which is a Class 6 felony. Finally, the bill increases the mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, if such firearm was stolen, from three years to five years for a first offense and from five years to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense.

Firearms, stolen; creates and enhances penalties.

Del. David Yancey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2019-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101749D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	108.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	53.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2066
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2066+hil