HB 702 — Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or sell-back programs.
VA 20261 session
Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or sell-back programs. Allows for any county or city law-enforcement agency and any town law-enforcement agency to develop policies and procedures to implement either a firearm give-back program or a firearm sell-back program by January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter. The bill enumerates several requirements to be included in such policies. The bill also requires local law-enforcement agencies to submit an annual report to the Department of State Police. The bill states that proceeds generated from the sale or auction of a returned firearm shall be deposited into the locality's general fund or used solely for the administration of the locality's firearm give-back program or firearm sell-back program.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (6)
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — sponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nicole Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Holly M. Seibold (D, VA) — cosponsor
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dan I. Helmer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Holly M. Seibold (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nicole Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no