Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB39
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; criminal history record information check on transferee, penalties.
Description: Transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check; penalties. Adds a definition of "firearms show vendor" and requires that a criminal history record information check be performed on the prospective transferee before the vendor may transfer firearms at a gun show. In order to be a "firearms show vendor" the person must have paid or given another thing of value to the promoter for the opportunity to sell guns at the gun show. Under current law, only licensed dealers must obtain such a check. The bill also requires that the promoter of a firearms show provide vendors access to licensed dealers who will conduct the criminal history record information check.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: December 4, 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: Dave Marsden;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Dec 4, 2014 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2014 | Committee substitute printed to Web only 14104063D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2014 | Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Dec 16, 2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100979D |
| Senate | Dec 16, 2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 22, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 16, 2013 | 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: Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
Link: link to state bill page
