Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB385
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N)
Last Action Date: January 17, 2018
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Louise Lucas (D); Jennifer Wexton (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2018 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102686D |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2018 | 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 (4-Y 11-N)
Link: link to state bill page
