Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB237
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; dissemination of information.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal Procedure: Weapons
Description: Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; protective order registry; dissemination of information. Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available to the Attorney General of the United States for the purposes of a National Instant Criminal Background check to determine a person's eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm under state or federal law. The bill also limits the requirement for a Virginia-specific criminal history record information check to the purchase of handguns only. Under current law, the Virginia-specific criminal history record information check applies to all purchases of any firearm in the Commonwealth.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: November 29, 2012
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: John A. Cosgrove; James W. Morefield;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 29, 2012 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 3, 2012 | Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote |
| House | Feb 2, 2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2012 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
| House | Jan 23, 2012 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 23, 2012 | Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| House | Jan 10, 2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103492D |
| House | Jan 10, 2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2012 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
Link: link to state bill page
