HB 22

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 13, 2023
  • Passed House Feb 02, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 01, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 26, 2024

Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.

Abstract

Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition. This bill is identical to SB 210.

Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device made of any material designed for use in converting a firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of autosears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation ofan auto sear, defined in the bill as a device made of metal or plasticdesigned for use in converting a firearm to shoot automatically morethan one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function ofthe trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

Bill Sponsors (24)

Votes


Actions


Mar 26, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB22ER)

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Mar 04, 2024

House

VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N)

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107867D-S1 (89-Y 2-N)

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB22S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 24107867D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

Feb 23, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB22S1)

Feb 21, 2024

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB22S1)

Feb 19, 2024

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24107867D-S1

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 02, 2024

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (92-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (92-Y 0-N)

Feb 01, 2024

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24105447D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB22H1

House

Read second time

Jan 31, 2024

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2024

House

Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 23, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB22H1)

Jan 21, 2024

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 19, 2024

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB22H1)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Committee substitute printed 24105447D-H1

Jan 18, 2024

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

Jan 13, 2024

House

Assigned PS sub: Firearms

Jan 11, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB22)

Dec 14, 2023

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB22)

Dec 13, 2023

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101228D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101228D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24105447D-H1 PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24107867D-S1 PDF HTML
HB22ER PDF HTML
CHAP0163 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22FS1160.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22FH1160.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22F122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB22F160.PDF PDF

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