HB362
Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. 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, ... (More) 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. This bill is identical to SB 642. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104469D
- 01/06/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB362)
- 01/16/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 01/22/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB362)
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106143D-H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB362H1)
- 02/04/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB362H1)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106143D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB362H1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108243D-S1
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB362S1)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB362S1)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108243D-S1
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB362S1
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108243D-S1 (52-Y 46-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB362ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB362ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
