Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB812
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; criminal history record information checks for sales, penalty.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Sale of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for sellers to obtain such a check from licensed firearm dealers. A seller who fails to obtain such a check and sells the gun to any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 12, 2014
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Kenneth R. Plum; Alfonso H. Lopez
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 16, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 14, 2014 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101535D |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2014 | 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
