Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1439
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; transfers to a non-licensed dealer.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Misdemeanors: Firearms
Description: Firearm transfers; penalties. Creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer to sell, rent, trade, or transfer a firearm to any other person who is not a licensed dealer. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer to buy,rent, trade, or transfer a firearm from any other person who is not a licensed dealer. The bill exempts certain transfers, such as between immediate family members, by operation of law, at a firearms show with a voluntary background check, and when the transfer is temporary and is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm or occurs while in the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
Last Action Date: January 18, 2017
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: Scott Surovell (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17103180D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 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: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
Link: link to state bill page
