Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 865 — Furnishing certain weapons to minor; exemption.

Last action — Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 07, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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115 added · 7 removed

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-309 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibition against furnishing dirk, switchblade knife, or bowie knife to minor;
exemption.
[S 865] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
That § 18.2-309 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-309.
Furnishing certain weapons to minors;
penalty.
A.
If any person sells, barters, gives or furnishes, or causes to be sold, bartered, given or furnished, to any minor a dirk, switchblade knife or bowie knife, having good cause to believe him to be a minor, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
This subsection shall not apply to any transfer made between family members or for the purpose of engaging in a sporting event or activity.
B.
If any person sells, barters, gives or furnishes, or causes to be sold, bartered, given or furnished, to any minor a handgun, having good cause to believe him to be a minor, such person shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
This subsection shall not apply to any transfer made between family members or for the purpose of engaging in a sporting event or activity.
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Action History

  1. Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto

  2. Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto

  3. Vetoed by Governor

  4. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17

  6. Signed by President

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Enrolled

  9. Passed House (59-Y 40-N)

  10. Read third time

  11. Read second time

  12. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

  13. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  14. Read first time

  15. Placed on Calendar

  16. Read second time and engrossed

  17. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  18. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100757D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 30 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed House

Passed 59 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 594000
Total 594000
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Albo — Nay
Dudenhefer — Nay
Ingram — Yea
Landes — Yea
LeMunyon — Nay
Morris — Yea
Toscano — Nay
Villanueva — Yea
Yost — Yea
Miller — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Greason — Nay
Hester — Nay
James — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Loupassi — Yea
Massie — Yea
Minchew — Nay
O'Bannon — Yea
Peace — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Yancey — Nay
Adams — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Jones — Yea
Cline — Yea
Collins — Yea
Farrell — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Holcomb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Lingamfelter — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Bell, John J. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Nay
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Levine, Mark H. — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Nay
Murphy, Kathleen — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Nay

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SB 865 is sponsored by Richard H. Stuart and Cole, Mark L..
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