Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB299
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Handguns
Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases. Removes the prohibition on any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period. Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a violation of this provision, subject to certain exemptions.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Rules
Last Action Date: February 15, 2022
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Nicholas Freitas (R); Terry Austin (R); John Avoli (R); Jason Ballard (R); Ronnie Campbell (R); Glenn Davis (R); Dave LaRock (R); Robert Orrock (R); Chris Runion (R); Phillip Scott (R); Anne Ferrell Tata (R); Lee Ware (R); Bill Wiley (R); Wren Williams (R); Thomas Wright (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 15% (15 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2022 | Left in Rules |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102181D |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | 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
