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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB259

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; purchase, etc., of ammunition.

Description: Purchase, etc., of ammunition by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who has been involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment or who has agreed to voluntary admission after being the subject of a temporary detention order to purchase, possess, or transport ammunition for a firearm. Current law only applies to the purchase, possession, or transportation of the firearm itself.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)

Last Action Date: January 27, 2016

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;

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 27, 2016 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
Senate Jan 6, 2016 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100131D
Senate Jan 6, 2016 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jan 6, 2016 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 (9-Y 5-N)

Link: link to state bill page

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