Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB436
Legislation Overview
Title: Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.
Description: Establishment of the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; penalty. Creates the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List (the List) that prohibits the possession, transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who voluntarily registers himself to be enrolled into the List. The List shall be maintained and updated by the Department of State Police. The bill makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person enrolled into the List to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm. The bill disqualifies any person enrolled into the List from obtaining a concealed handgun permit and prohibits such person from being employed by a firearms dealer. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who sells, barters, gives, or furnishes, or has in his possession or under his control with the intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing, any firearm to any person he knows is enrolled into the List. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1173)
Last Action Date: April 11, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Scott Surovell (D); Adam Ebbin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1173) | |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1173 (effective 7/1/21) | |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| House | Mar 8, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB436ER) |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2020 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2020 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 4, 2020 | Read third time |
| House | Mar 4, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N) |
| House | Mar 4, 2020 | Passed House (50-Y 45-N) |
| House | Mar 3, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 24, 2020 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 23, 2020 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Feb 21, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 21, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100159D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Apr 11, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2020 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) | 02/3/2020 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 2-A) | 02/5/2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/6/2020 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) | 02/10/2020 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N) | 02/21/2020 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) | 02/24/2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 02/28/2020 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) | 02/28/2020 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) | 02/28/2020 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) | 02/28/2020 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N) | 03/4/2020 | 50 | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
