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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB676

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase rate of fire, penalty.

Description: Mechanical devices designed to increase the rate of fire of firearms; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, import, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of any device used to increase the rate of fire of any semi-automatic firearm beyond the capability of an unaided person to operate the trigger mechanism of that firearm. A violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Last Action Date: January 15, 2018

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: Creigh Deeds (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 15, 2018 Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Senate Jan 10, 2018 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100533D
Senate Jan 10, 2018 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jan 10, 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: Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Link: link to state bill page

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