HB 509 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.

Summary

Firearms; removal from persons posing substantialrisk; penalties. Repeals the procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a generaldistrict court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relationsdistrict court judge or magistrate for an emergency substantial riskorder to prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injuryto himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transportinga firearm. The bill also removes the substantial risk order registryfor the entry of orders issued.

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 14, 2022

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

19

Key actions

5

Committee

7

Feb 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2022

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (38-40-2)

house of delegates

Feb 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Committee

Referred from Rules

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101051D

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors

Sponsors