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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1109

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; prohibiting selling, etc., to certain persons.

Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of

Description: Prohibiting selling, etc., of firearms to certain persons; penalty. Adds persons found legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated, persons involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility or sent for involuntary outpatient mental health treatment, and those who were the subject of a temporary detention order and subsequently agreed to voluntary admission to a mental health facility to the list of persons for whom it is a Class 6 felony to sell, barter, give, or furnish a firearm if the seller knows that the person is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N)

Last Action Date: January 29, 2013

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Adam P. Ebbin

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 29, 2013 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 18, 2013 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 18, 2013 Rereferred to Finance
Senate Jan 9, 2013 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103257D
Senate Jan 9, 2013 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jan 9, 2013 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 (14-Y 0-N)

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N)

Link: link to state bill page

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