VA HB878 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-12 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-12 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Law-enforcement certification of certain firearms. Requires that when certification of a chief law-enforcement officer is required by federal law for the transfer of a firearm, as defined in the National Firearms Act, such certification must be provided within 30 days if the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving the firearm. If the applicant is prohibited by law from receiving the firearm, the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee shall provide written notification to the applicant stating the reason for the prohibition. The definition of "firearm" includes machine guns, rifles and shotguns of a certain length, weapons made from certain rifles or shotguns, silencers, and destructive devices.
Title
Firearms, certain; certification by chief law-enforcement officer within 30 days of request.
Sponsors
| Del. Dave LaRock [R] |
Roll Calls
2014-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-17 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-17 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2014-01-22 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N) |
| 2014-01-22 | House | Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N) |
| 2014-01-21 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB878H1 |
| 2014-01-21 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 14104110D-H1 |
| 2014-01-21 | House | Read second time |
| 2014-01-20 | House | Read first time |
| 2014-01-17 | House | Committee substitute printed 14104110D-H1 |
| 2014-01-17 | House | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N) |
| 2014-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) |
| 2014-01-14 | House | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2014-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 2014-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102846D |
