VA SB324 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-30 - Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Limitation on administrative actions relating to Firearms Act. Establishes legislative preemption of any administrative action taken by an administrative body that has the direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, unless the administrative body has express statutory authority. Under the bill, any administrative action taken prior to July 1, 2012, having a direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute, is invalid. The bill also requires administrative bodies to take appropriate action to bring any contrary administrative action into compliance.

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Title

Limitation on Administrative Actions Relating to Firearms Act; established.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-30 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103208D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
224002(n/a)See Bill Text
224120(n/a)See Bill Text
224123(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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