SB 83 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Firearms; brandishing, etc., at a law-enforcement officer, penalty.

Summary

Brandishing a firearm; law-enforcement officer;penalty. Provides for a six-month mandatory minimum sentence upon conviction of a person for pointing, holding, or brandishing a firearmor air-operated or gas-operated weapon or object similar in appearance at someone who the person knows or has reason to know is a law-enforcement officer in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind ofanother.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2019

Committee Review

Jan 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 27, 2019 Last action Jan 22, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jan 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (7-Y 6-N 1-A)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

upper

Nov 27, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Nov 27, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101245D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors