Firearms; reporting lost or stolen, civil penalty.
Summary
Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty.Repeals the requirement that, if a firearm is lost or stolenfrom a person who lawfully possessed it, such person shall reportthe loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agencyor the Department of State Police within 48 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personalknowledge of the loss or theft. Under current law, a violation ispunishable by a civil penalty of not more than $250.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 28, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102189D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Freitas
RRepublican
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