VA HB2188 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - 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 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Civil liability for sale or transfer of a firearm; background check. Provides that a person may be held civilly liable for injuries to person or property or wrongful death of another caused by a third party if it can be shown that the civil defendant sold or transferred a firearm to the person who committed the crime resulting in injury or death without obtaining a background check and verification that the transferee was not prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Title
Firearms; civil liability for sale or transfer without a background check.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | House | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 2017-01-17 | House | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 2017-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103113D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2188 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2188+hil |
