Virginia House Bill 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1111)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Firearm sales; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check from licensed firearms dealers. A person who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a purchaser who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred.

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D]	Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 16-N) (Y: 22 N: 16 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) (Y: 1 N: 98 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1111)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1111 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05	House	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-04	Senate	Senators: Petersen, Deeds, Obenshain
2020-03-04	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-03	House	Delegates: Plum, Hope, Fariss
2020-03-03	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-03	House	House acceded to request
2020-03-02	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-03-02	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 16-N)
2020-02-28	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2020-02-28	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20108950D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
2020-02-28	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N)
2020-02-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
2020-02-26	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108950D-S1
2020-02-26	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108950D-S1
2020-02-24	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-30	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
2020-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2H1
2020-01-29	House	Pending question ordered
2020-01-29	House	Substitute by Delegate Fariss out of order 20106943D-H2
2020-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
2020-01-29	House	Passed by temporarily
2020-01-29	House	Committee substitute reconsidered
2020-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
2020-01-29	House	Passed by temporarily
2020-01-29	House	Read second time
2020-01-29	House	Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
2020-01-29	House	Floor substitute printed 20106943D-H2 (Fariss)
2020-01-28	House	Read first time
2020-01-24	House	Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
2020-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 20106617D-H1
2020-01-24	House	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2019-11-18	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2019-11-18	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101194D

HB355 (Similar To) 2020-01-24 - Incorporated by Public Safety
SB70 (Same As) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1112)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	277.07	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	4201.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB2H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB2H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB2S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB2ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1111+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H15V0016+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0221+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0441+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0986HB0002+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1039HB0002+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1605+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1318HB0002+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1987+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1967+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1689HB0002+HB0002