HB173
Plastic firearms & unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, etc. prohibited, penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties.
Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types ... (More) of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The portions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025; however, the portions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 100. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104103D
- 01/03/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB173)
- 01/13/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 01/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173)
- 01/18/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/18/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/19/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/19/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24105692D-H1
- 01/19/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/19/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB173H1)
- 01/21/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/24/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173H1)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/01/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105692D-H1
- 02/01/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB173H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107868D-S1
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/21/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB173S1)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173S1)
- 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 24107868D-S1
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB173S1
- 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 24107868D-S1 (52-Y 44-N 1-A)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB173ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB173ER)
- 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 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/27/2024 - House: Governor's substitute printed 24109222D-H2
- 04/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB173H2)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Speaker ruled Governor's amendments not germane
- 04/17/2024 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
