republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-9.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; reporting those lost or stolen, civil penalty."
description: "Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires that, if a firearm is lost or stolen from a person who lawfully possessed it, such person shall report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 48 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center. A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $250. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from the loss or theft. The immunity does not apply to a person who knowingly gives a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 9"
citation: "Virginia HB 9 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey M. Bourne"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-11-18"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68f573b6-bf3f-49c4-86be-6e859ff4ad26"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB9"
source_hash: "6023b2440e76f2187fe51468be68c265cf218fa5a5cd0cc1960af67ea5976159"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 9 (2020) — Firearms; reporting those lost or stolen, civil penalty.

Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires that, if a firearm is lost or stolen from a person who lawfully possessed it, such person shall report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 48 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center. A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $250. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from the loss or theft. The immunity does not apply to a person who knowingly gives a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0743)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB9ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB9ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB9)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB9)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N) — **20–20** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 7-N) — **8–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Bourne — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-11-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100298D `introduction`
- **2019-11-18** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB9)
- **2020-01-24** Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-29** Passed by temporarily
- **2020-01-29** Engrossed by House
- **2020-01-30** Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-30** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-26** Reading of amendment waived
- **2020-02-26** Amendment by Senator McClellan agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2020-02-26** Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-26** Chair votes Yes
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-28** Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
- **2020-02-28** VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N)
- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB9ER)
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68f573b6-bf3f-49c4-86be-6e859ff4ad26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).