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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4004

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases, exceptions, penalty.

Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and makes such an offense a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, and (vi) purchases of antique firearms. The bill establishes an appropriation for the fiscal impact of the bill and authorizes the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to allocate such appropriation among the agencies and programs impacted by the bill.

Session: 2019 Special I

Last Action: Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)

Last Action Date: July 9, 2019

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'.

22 sponsors: Jeion Ward (D); Dawn Adams (D); Elizabeth Guzman (D); Marcus Simon (D); John Bell (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); David Bulova (D); Betsy Carr (D); Jennifer Foy (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); C.E. Hayes (D); Charniele Herring (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Joesph Lindsey (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Debra Rodman (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Kathy Tran (D); Cheryl Turpin (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 22% (22 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 9, 2019 Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)
House Jul 6, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200147D
House Jul 6, 2019 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jul 6, 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
07/9/2019 12 9 1 0 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Nay
  • Bell, John (D) Nay
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Carter, Lee (D) Nay
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • Levine, Mark (D) Nay
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Nay
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Nay
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) NV
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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