Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2466
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; all dealers who sell or transfer to also have personalized handguns available for sale.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Handguns
Description: Sale of handguns; personalized handguns required. Requires all dealers who sell or transfer any handgun to also have personalized handguns available for sale. The bill defines "personalized handgun" as a handgun that incorporates within its design, and as part of its original manufacture, technology that automatically limits its operational use and that cannot be readily deactivated, so that it is capable of being fired only by an authorized or recognized user. The bill requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Superintendent of State Police, to maintain a list of personalized handguns that are available for retail sales purposes. The bill exempts transactions between certain manufacturers, dealers, and collectors, purchases by law-enforcement agencies, and sales or transfers of antique firearms.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2017
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Kenneth Plum (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 24, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17100283D |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 20, 2017 | 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
