Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2285
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; certain persons exempted from purchasing one firearm per month.
Description: Transfer of certain firearms; exceptions. Adds to the list of those exempted from purchasing one firearm per month (i) any person with a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun recognized in the Commonwealth and (ii) retired law-enforcement officers.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 5, 2021
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Hyland Fowler (R); Mark Cole (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2021 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2021 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2021 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 15, 2021 | Presented and ordered printed 21102360D |
| House | Jan 15, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Amendment(s) for HB2285 Public Safety, Firearms | Amendment(s) for HB2285 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 26, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N) | 01/26/2021 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
