Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB938
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentence; penalty.
Description: Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentence; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentence for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Impact statement from VCSC (SB938)
Last Action Date: January 8, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Danny Diggs (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB938) |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100975D |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2025 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
