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Introduced
01/02/2024
01/02/2024
In Committee
02/02/2024
02/02/2024
Crossed Over
01/31/2024
01/31/2024
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.
AI Summary
This bill requires licensed manufacturers, importers, or dealers to provide a locking device and a warning about safely storing firearms when selling or transferring any firearm to a person other than another licensed entity. The locking device must prevent the firearm from being discharged without first deactivating or removing the device. The warning must advise that firearms should be stored unloaded and locked in a location separate from ammunition and inaccessible to children, as failing to do so may result in civil or criminal liability. The bill provides exceptions for law enforcement and government agencies. Violations of this law would be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (24)
Mike Jones (D)*,
Alfonso Lopez (D)*,
Adele McClure (D)*,
Bonita Anthony (D),
Alex Askew (D),
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),
Nadarius Clark (D),
Laura Jane Cohen (D),
Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),
Rae Cousins (D),
J.R. Henson (D),
Patrick Hope (D),
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),
Amy Laufer (D),
Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),
Fernando Martinez (D),
Candi Mundon King (D),
Atoosa Reaser (D),
Holly Seibold (D),
Irene Shin (D),
Marcus Simon (D),
Shelly Simonds (D),
Kathy Tran (D),
Rodney Willett (D),
Last Action
Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (on 02/28/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB158 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 24106293D-H1 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB158FH1122+PDF |
| Substitute for HB158 Public Safety, Firearms | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106293D.pdf |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB158H1+hil |
| Amendment(s) for HB158 Public Safety, Firearms | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106260A.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB158F122+PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB158+hil |
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