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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase 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 1 misdemeanor.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N)

Last Action Date: January 31, 2018

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'.

6 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); Jennifer Wexton (D); Creigh Deeds (D); John Edwards (D); Barbara Favola (D); Lynwood Lewis (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 31, 2018 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Committee substitute printed 18105153D-S1
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Rereferred to Finance
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Incorporates SB113 (Favola)
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Incorporates SB 676 (Deeds)
Senate Nov 20, 2017 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100781D
Senate Nov 20, 2017 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 15, 2018 state link bill text
Prefiled Nov 20, 2017 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

Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N)

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N)

Link: link to state bill page

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