2022 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB509: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
Legislative Summary
Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Repeals the procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a general district court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or magistrate for an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill also removes the substantial risk order registry for the entry of orders issued.
Bill History
1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101051D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Rules
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Referred from Rules by voice vote
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/9/2022
Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Pending question ordered
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Engrossed by House (52-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
VOTE: Engrossment (52-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/16/2022
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/28/2022
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2/28/2022
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2/15/2022
52
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Engrossment (52-Y 46-N)
2/14/2022
52
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
2/11/2022
11
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2/10/2022
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/14/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 26
Primary Sponsor

Marie March
Republican
Co-Sponsors (25)
Timothy Anderson
Republican
Terry Austin
Republican
John Avoli
Republican
Emily Brewer
Republican
Kathy Byron
Republican
Jeffrey Campbell
Republican
Ronnie Campbell
Republican
Mike Cherry
Republican
AC Cordoza
Republican
Glenn Davis
Republican
Hyland Fowler
Republican
Nicholas Freitas
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Dave LaRock
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Margaret Ransone
Republican
Roxann Robinson
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Phillip Scott
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
Michael Webert
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican
Thomas Wright
Republican
Scott Wyatt
Republican