Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2797
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun and assault firearm transfers; criminal history record checks, age requirement, penalty.
Description: Handgun and assault firearm transfers; criminal history record checks; age requirement; penalty. Provides that to purchase a handgun or an assault firearm from a licensed firearm dealer, a person must (i) be age 21 or older, (ii) have attained age 18 by July 1, 2019, or (iii) be 18, 19, or 20 and have received a high school diploma, have passed a high school equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education, or be a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of the Commonwealth or any other state and must consent in writing to have the dealer obtain criminal history record information. The bill also redefines "assault firearm" as the term applies to firearm transfers by licensed firearm dealers by reducing from more than 20 to more than 10 the number of rounds of ammunition that a firearms magazine for such firearm will hold in order to be defined as an "assault firearm."
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 5, 2019
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Eileen Filler-Corn (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2019 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 24, 2019 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) |
| House | Jan 22, 2019 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 18, 2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19104846D |
| House | Jan 18, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 18, 2019 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) | 01/24/2019 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
