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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB602

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center for, etc.; created.

Subject: Commonwealth Public Safety: Firearms

Description: Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (the Center) within the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund, to be administered by the Center, to replace the existing Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote

Last Action Date: February 7, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Marcia Price (D); Nadarius Clark (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 7, 2024 Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
House Feb 7, 2024 Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
House Feb 2, 2024 Committee substitute printed 24106946D-H1
House Feb 2, 2024 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House Feb 2, 2024 Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House Feb 2, 2024 Incorporates HB1181 (Laufer)
House Feb 2, 2024 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
House Jan 9, 2024 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100875D
House Jan 9, 2024 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 2, 2024 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 9, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/2/2024 12 9 0 1 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Ennis, Baxter (R) Absent
  • Feggans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • McClure, Adele (D) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea
  • Oates, Delores (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Owen, David (R) Nay
  • Phillips, Eric (R) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Seibold, Holly (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Kim (R) Nay
  • Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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