HB 158 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.

Summary
Firearm locking device required for sale ortransfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty.Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensedimporter, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearmto any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer,or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a lockingdevice for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning,in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a labelaffixed to the firearm and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be lockedand kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminalliability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions forlaw-enforcement and governmental agencies.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2024 Last action Feb 28, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

4949
Passed
Total votes 98
Feb 1, 2024
D Democratic49
49 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
49 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

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