Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB915
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm transfers; penalties.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Criminal History Information: Misdemeanors: Firearms
Description: Firearm transfers; penalties. Creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer but who conducts business as a merchant of firearms to sell a firearm without a background check conducted by a federally licensed dealer. The bill exempts transfers to family members, to personal friends, by inheritance, by operation of law, or for a temporary purpose.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: January 23, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: John Edwards (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2017 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Dec 27, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100512D |
| Senate | Dec 27, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 27, 2016 | 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: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Link: link to state bill page
