HB 2429 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation.

Summary
Provides that any person who is not a resident of the Commonwealth and who is prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting any firearm in the Commonwealth due to an acquittal by reason of insanity, being adjudicated mentally incompetent or incapacitated, or being involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment may petition for the restoration of such rights in the general district court of the city or county in which the most recent of such proceedings occurred. Current law provides that a person so prohibited may petition for the restoration of such rights in the general district court of the city or county in which he resides.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 19, 2017 Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2429H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104704D-H1
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17104501D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors