Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2128
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, certain; sale, etc., criminal history record information check delay increased to 5 days.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal History Information: Firearms
Description: Sale or transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check delay. Increases from three business days to five business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is told by the State Police that a response will not be available by the end of the dealer's fifth business day, the dealer may complete the sale or transfer without being deemed in violation.
Session: 2021 Special I
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)
Last Action Date: February 25, 2021
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Alfonso Lopez (D); Dan Helmer (D); Elizabeth Guzman (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Kenneth Plum (D); David Reid (D); Marcus Simon (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) | |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/21) | |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021 | |
| House | Feb 19, 2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021 |
| House | Feb 18, 2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 17, 2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2128ER) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2021 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 17, 2021 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 27, 2021 | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) |
| House | Jan 27, 2021 | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 25, 2021 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 22, 2021 | Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 14, 2021 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102376D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 25, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 17, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 01/19/2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) | 01/22/2021 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) | 01/27/2021 | 54 | 46 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) | 02/5/2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/10/2021 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/12/2021 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) | 02/15/2021 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
