Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2025
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; requires background check for any purchase.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Police, State: Weapons
Description: Sale of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm purchase and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for sellers to obtain such a check from licensed firearm dealers. A seller who fails to obtain such a check and sells the gun to any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 6, 2013
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Mamye E. BaCote; Robert H. Brink; Kenneth R. Plum; James M. Scott; Lionell Spruill, Sr.; Vivian E. Watts; Luke E. Torian; Delores L. McQuinn; Patrick A. Hope; Scott A. Surovell; Alfonso H. Lopez;K. Rob Krupicka
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 12% (12 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 17, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
| House | Jan 15, 2013 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 9, 2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103557D |
| House | Jan 9, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2013 | 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
