Virginia House Bill 1997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits individuals who are not licensed firearms dealers from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (ii) state and local correctional facilities, (iii) licensed private security companies, (iv) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (v) persons whose handgun has been lost or stolen or who are trading in a handgun, (vi) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (vii) purchases of antique firearms.

Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty.

Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-10	House	Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2015-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
2015-01-20	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2015-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2015-01-14	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103346D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1997
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1997+hil