Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SJR229
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm registration; Va. State Crime Commission to study cost of establishing program.
Subject: Weapons: Study Commissions Committees and Reports: Commissions Boards and Institutions Generally: Firearms: Crime Commission State
Description: Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; firearm registration; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a firearm registration program for firearms purchased in the Commonwealth, along with the potential efficacy of firearm registration in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules by voice vote
Last Action Date: February 2, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Barbara Favola (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Stricken at request of Patron in Rules by voice vote |
| Senate | Nov 7, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100940D |
| Senate | Nov 7, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Nov 7, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
