Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1386
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police.
Description: Firearms shows; voluntary background checks; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at firearms shows if requested by a party involved in a transaction. The promoter of the firearms show shall furnish the Department of State Police sufficient facilities to perform the background checks. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)
Last Action Date: February 26, 2016
Companion Bill: SB715
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
2 sponsors: Scott Lingamfelter; Timothy Hugo;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective - see bill) | |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) | |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/16 |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016 | |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1386ER) |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1386EH1 |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Amendment by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105192D-H1 |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Printed as engrossed 16105192D-EH1 |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105192D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 22, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 22, 2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16100557D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 26, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 9, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Link: link to state bill page
