HB 72

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 05, 2019
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Children; allowing access to firearms by children, recklessly leaving loaded, unsecured firearm.

Abstract

Allowing access to firearms by children; recklessly leaving loaded, unsecured firearm in manner that endangers child under 14; penalty. Increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person under the age of 14. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill was incorporated into HB 1083.

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Jan 24, 2020

House

Incorporated by Public Safety (HB1083-Hayes)

Dec 06, 2019

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB72)

Dec 05, 2019

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100161D

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

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Impact statement from VCSC (HB72) HTML

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