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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4029

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information check; illegal alien; notification.

Description: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information check; illegal alien; notification to local police department or sheriff's office. Provides that the form provided by the Department of State Police that must be filled out by any person purchasing a firearm from a dealer shall include any U.S.-issued alien or admission number and information on the person's citizenship, including country of citizenship, whether the person has ever renounced his United States citizenship, whether the person is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States, and whether the person is an alien who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa. The bill also states that if the person indicated on such form that he is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States, the State Police shall notify the local police department or sheriff's office where such person resides of the person's immigration status.

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

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1 sponsors: Jason Miyares (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 9, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200259D
House Jul 9, 2019 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
House Jul 9, 2019 Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jul 9, 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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