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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1691

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of undetectable firearms; penalty.

Description: Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of undetectable firearms; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who manufactures, imports, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports for security screening. The bill also updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at airports for detecting plastic firearms.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

Last Action Date: February 5, 2019

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Alfonso Lopez (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 5, 2019 Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
House Jan 17, 2019 Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N)
House Jan 15, 2019 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
House Jan 14, 2019 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
House Jan 14, 2019 Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
House Dec 9, 2018 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100229D
House Dec 9, 2018 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Dec 9, 2018 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/17/2019 4 2 1 0 Yes
  • Bell, John (D) Nay
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Nay
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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