Discharging firearm; penalty.
Summary
Discharging firearm; penalty. Imposes amandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for violationsof (i) maliciously discharging a firearm within or at an occupiedbuilding or dwelling house; (ii) willfully discharging a firearmwithin or at any school building, upon the buildings or grounds ofany school, or upon any public property within 1,000 feet of theproperty line of a school; and (iii) intentionally discharging a firearm while in or on a motor vehicle so as to create risk of deathor injury to another person. The bill also imposes a mandatory minimumterm of imprisonment of one year for violations of (a) unlawfully, but not maliciously, discharging a firearm within or at an occupied building or dwelling house and (b) willfully discharging a firearmin a public place when such discharge results in bodily injury toanother person. The bill imposes a mandatory minimum term of confinementin jail of 90 days for violations of willfully discharging a firearmin a public place when such discharge does not result in bodily injuryto another person.
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
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
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 20101274D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
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