Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB980
Legislation Overview
Title: Transfer of handguns; permit required, penalties.
Description: Transfer of handguns; permit required; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to establish procedures for issuing handgun transfer permits and provides that a person who willfully and intentionally transfers a firearm to a person without a permit is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides exceptions to this requirement, including an exemption for dealers who obtain a background check. The bill provides that any person who displays a handgun transfer permit that has been revoked or suspended knowing that such permit has been revoked or suspended is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 16, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Alfonso Lopez;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 16, 2016 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 28, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
| House | Jan 27, 2016 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102523D |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2016 | 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
