Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1397
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, stun weapons, etc.; possession or transportation by persons adjudicated delinquent.
Description: Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, explosives or concealed weapons by persons adjudicated delinquent; penalty. Provides that the prohibition on the possession and transportation of firearms and ammunition by convicted felons applies to persons previously adjudicated delinquent. The bill requires that persons who were previously adjudicated delinquent of a violent felony are subject to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and two years for any other felony within the prior 10 years.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: January 27, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mark Peake (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1397) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1397) |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Presented and ordered printed 25103859D |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N) | 01/27/2025 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
