HB 2276 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Plastic firearms and unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, sale, transfer, etc., penalty.

Summary
Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who manufactures, imports, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at airports for detecting plastic firearms. The bill also creates several Class 1 misdemeanors, which are punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful (i) for any person to possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, transport, or receive an unfinished frame or receiver or firearm, unless the party possessing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver or firearm is a federal firearms importer or manufacturer or the unfinished frame or receiver or firearm is imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or manufacturer and (ii) for any person to manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or cause to be assembled a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or manufacturer in compliance with all federal laws and regulations regulating the manufacture and import of firearms. The bill creates exceptions for (i) any firearm that has been rendered permanently inoperable, (ii) an antique firearm, or (iii) any firearm or unfinished frame or receiver manufactured before October 22, 1968.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
4
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (26-Y 11-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2276S1
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200407D-S1
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2276H1
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103385D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102945D
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

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