Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1148
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms magazines; prohibits person from selling, etc. those designed to hold more than 10 rounds.
Subject: Courts Not of Record: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Prohibition of sale, transfer, etc. of certain firearms magazines; penalties. Prohibits any person from selling, bartering, or transferring a firearms magazine designed to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. A violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill prohibits a person from carrying semi-automatic center-fire firearms with more than 10 rounds of ammunition in a public place; under existing law this prohibition applies only in certain localities and only to such firearms if the firearm holds more than 20 rounds of ammunition. The bill redefines "assault firearm" in the Code section that prohibits noncitizens and persons not lawfully admitted for permanent residence from possessing assault firearms and in the Code section that prohibits dealers from transferring an assault firearm to such persons by reducing the number of rounds of ammunition that the magazine will hold from more than 20 to more than 10. The rounds of ammunition are also reduced from more than 20 to more than 10 in the section that makes it unlawful for a person younger than 18 years of age to possess an assault firearm.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
Last Action Date: January 18, 2013
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: A. Donald McEachin;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2013 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103090D |
| 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: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
Link: link to state bill page
