Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB983
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms magazines, certain; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., prohibited, penalty.
Description: Prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., of certain firearms magazines; fine. Provides that any person, corporation, or other entity that manufactures, imports, possesses, purchases, sells, or transfers any large capacity magazine shall be subject to a $250 fine. The bill provides exceptions to the prohibition. The bill provides that a registrant is limited to three large capacity magazines and must otherwise dispose of all magazines in excess of the limit. The bill requires the Department of State Police to provide a means to register a large capacity magazine and, at the time of registration, to permanently mark such magazine for the purpose of identification and maintain records regarding such identification information. Finally, the bill provides that any large capacity magazine that is possessed in violation of law is subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Stricken from docket by Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
Last Action Date: January 29, 2016
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Alfonso Lopez;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 29, 2016 | Stricken from docket by Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote |
| House | Jan 28, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote |
| House | Jan 27, 2016 | Assigned to sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103949D |
| 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
