Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB597
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase the rate of fire, penalty.
Description: Mechanical devices designed to increase the rate of fire of firearms; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, import, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of any device used to increase the rate of fire of any semi-automatic firearm beyond the capability of an unaided person to operate the trigger mechanism of that firearm. A violation is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2018
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Betsy Carr (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 1, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 19, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 19, 2018 | Referred from Rules by voice vote |
| House | Jan 8, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101662D |
| House | Jan 8, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 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 striking from docket (6-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
