SB44
Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty.
Status:
Enacted
Chief Patrons:
Adam Ebbin (D)
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty.
Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm ... (More) (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/19/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100621D
- 12/19/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 12/20/2023 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB44)
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
- 01/15/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB44)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106369D-S1
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24106369D-S1
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB44S1)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB44S1)
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107464D-S2
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB44S2)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB44S2)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Courts of Justice Committee substitute rejected 24106369D-S1
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107464D-S2
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB44S2
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/16/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Passed House (55-Y 43-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB44ER)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB44ER)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: 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: Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/26/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)
