Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1671
Legislation Overview
Title: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty.
Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits individuals who are not licensed firearms dealers from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (ii) state and local correctional facilities, (iii) licensed private security companies, (iv) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (v) persons whose handgun has been lost or stolen or who are trading in a handgun, (vi) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (vii) purchases of antique firearms.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 10, 2015
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Kenneth Plum; Vivian Watts; Kaye Kory; Delores McQuinn; Patrick Hope; Scott Surovell; Betsy Carr; Alfonso Lopez; Marcus Simon; Richard Sullivan; Joesph Lindsey;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 10, 2015 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 29, 2015 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
| House | Jan 15, 2015 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 9, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100304D |
| House | Jan 9, 2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2015 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
