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SB 642STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill incorporates SB 319.

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Bill text

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

196 yea·132 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Passed in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N)
  2. 4/17/2024Requires 2/3 members present
  3. 3/26/2024Vetoed by Governor
  4. 3/11/2024Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  5. 3/11/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  6. 3/2/2024Signed by President
  7. 2/28/2024Enrolled
  8. 2/28/2024Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB642ER)
  9. 2/28/2024Impact statement from DPB (SB642ER)
  10. 2/28/2024Signed by Speaker