VA HB4018 | 2019 | 1st Special Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-09 - Referred by voice vote with letter to Crime Commission
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Use or display of firearm in committing felony; firearm silencer; penalty. Provides that an additional two-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment shall be imposed for use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony if the firearm is equipped with a firearm silencer, as defined in the bill, at the time of the offense. The bill retains the current penalties for use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony of a three-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a first offense and a five-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a second offense.

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Title

Firearms; use or display when committing a felony, firearm silencer, penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-07-09HouseReferred by voice vote with letter to Crime Commission
2019-07-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-07-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200175D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18253.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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