Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB823
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; transfer at gun shows, voluntary background check.
Subject: Police, State: Professions and Occupations: Weapons
Description: Transfer of firearms at gun shows; voluntary background check. Requires the Department of State Police to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at gun shows if a party involved in a transaction wants one. The promoter of the firearms show shall furnish the Department of State Police sufficient facilities to perform the background checks and shall reimburse the Department of State Police for its actual costs. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill.
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: Alfonso H. Lopez;Marcus B. Simon
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 14103376D |
| 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
