Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1685
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Handguns
Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer 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) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2017
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Betsy Carr (D); Daun Hester (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Roslyn Tyler (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 12% (12 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 6, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101004D |
| House | Jan 6, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2017 | 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
