SB883
Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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, 2025, 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100381D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/09/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 25106134D-S1 (Perry)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/04/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106904D-H1
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Motion to refer to Rules agreed to
- 02/11/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/16/2025 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/20/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (52-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/20/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Perry, Salim, Mulchi
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: McClure, Simon, Ennis
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 25107929D-S2
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB883ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
