Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1788
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; sale or transfer, microstamping-enabled firearms, penalties.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms
Description: Sale or transfer of firearms; microstamping-enabled firearms; penalties. Provides that it is unlawful for any licensed dealer in firearms to sell, offer for sale, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any firearm manufactured on or after July 1, 2025, unless such firearm has been verified as a microstamping-enabled firearm, as defined in the bill. The bill also makes it unlawful for any person to modify such microstamping-enabled firearm or microstamping component with the intent to prevent the production of a microstamp. The bill makes a first violation punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2023
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Eileen Filler-Corn (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Betsy Carr (D); Patrick Hope (D); Marcus Simon (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102629D |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2023 | 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 |
| House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
