VA SB385 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-17 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-17 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer 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) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms.
Title
Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N) (Y: 4 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N) |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102686D |
