Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB287
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Transfer of firearms; penalty. Provides that any person who sells or otherwise transfers a firearm to a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the transferor does not obtain a background check from a licensed firearms dealer.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N)
Last Action Date: January 22, 2014
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 22, 2014 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N) |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100115D |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2014 | 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 (6-Y 8-N)
Link: link to state bill page
