VA SB543 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Firearms shows; mandatory background check. Requires the Department of State Police to perform a criminal history record information check on the prospective purchaser or transferee prior to the completion of any firearms transaction at a firearms show held in the Commonwealth. Current law requires the Department of State Police to be available at every firearms show held in the Commonwealth to perform criminal history record information checks but does not require such checks to be performed unless requested by a party involved in the transaction.
Title
Firearms shows; mandatory background check.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-07 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828) | |
| 2020-04-07 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER) |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-03-04 | House | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Passed House (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-03-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-28 | House | Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) |
| 2020-02-10 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) |
| 2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101849D |
