Virginia House Bill 2244 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Possession or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes; restoration of rights; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery when the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color, or national origin from possessing or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crimes may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm.

Firearms; possession or transportation following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes.

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2019-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)
2019-01-15	House	Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2019-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101312D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.28	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2244
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2244+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1501V0015+HB2244