Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB273
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; civil liability for sale or transfer, background check.
Description: Civil liability for sale or transfer of a firearm; background check. Provides that a person is civilly liable for injuries to person or property or wrongful death of another caused by a third party if it can be shown that the civil defendant sold or transferred a firearm to the person who committed the crime resulting in injury or death without obtaining a background check and verification that the transferee was not prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2018
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
9 sponsors: Jennifer Boysko (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Patrick Hope (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Marcus Simon (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 15, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 3, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101014D |
| House | Jan 3, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 3, 2018 | 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 passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N)
Link: link to state bill page
