VA HB1145 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., of certain firearms magazines; fine. Provides that any person, corporation, or other entity that manufactures, imports, possesses, purchases, sells, or transfers any large capacity magazine shall be subject to a $250 fine. The bill provides exceptions to the prohibition. The bill provides that a registrant is limited to three large capacity magazines and must otherwise dispose of all magazines in excess of the limit. The bill requires the Department of State Police to provide a means to register a large capacity magazine and, at the time of registration, to permanently mark such magazine for the purpose of identification and maintain records regarding such identification information. Finally, the bill provides that any large capacity magazine that is possessed in violation of law is subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth.
Title
Firearms magazines, certain; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., fine.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-13 | House | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
2018-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) |
2018-01-17 | House | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2018-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
2018-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101637D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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18 | 2 | 309.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 386.29 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |