Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1281
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; criminal history record information check required for any purchase.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Sale of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm purchase and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for sellers to obtain such a check from licensed firearm dealers. A seller who fails to obtain such a check and sells the gun to someone who is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-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: R. Creigh Deeds;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2013 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2013 | Presented and ordered printed 13103270D |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 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: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
Link: link to state bill page
