Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB377
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; dealers to go through process administered by Department of State Police.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Police, State: Weapons: Police
Description: Firearm transfers to dealers; penalty. Establishes a process to be administered by the Department of State Police so that firearm dealers can find out whether a firearm that is being transferred to the dealer by a person other than a dealer, importer, or manufacturer can be lawfully transferred. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2015.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)
Last Action Date: May 23, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Bryce E. Reeves
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 23, 2014 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 821 (effective 1/1/15) | |
| May 23, 2014 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821) | |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2014 | Communicated to Governor |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2014 | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (15-Y 23-N) |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2014 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2014 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER) |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2014 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 24, 2014 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 21, 2014 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2014 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2014 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB377S1 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104266D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104266D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100368D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | May 23, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 3, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 22, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 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: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (15-Y 23-N)
Link: link to state bill page
