Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1923
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
Description: Transfer of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells a firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, and transfers by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 10, 2015
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 10, 2015 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 29, 2015 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 20, 2015 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 13, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101423D |
| House | Jan 13, 2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 13, 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
