Virginia Senate Bill 715 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on February 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0044)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Firearms shows; voluntary background checks; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at firearms shows if requested by a party involved in a transaction. The promoter of the firearms show shall furnish the Department of State Police sufficient facilities to perform the background checks. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill.

Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police, penalties.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. Bryce Reeves [R]

2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N) (Y: 98 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0044)
2016-02-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 44 (effective - see bill)
2016-02-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016
2016-02-22	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/22/16
2016-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-22	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB715ER)
2016-02-22	Senate	Enrolled
2016-02-22	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2016-02-19	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
2016-02-19	House	Passed House with amendment (95-Y 3-N)
2016-02-19	House	Engrossed by House
2016-02-19	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2016-02-19	House	Read third time
2016-02-18	House	Passed by for the day
2016-02-17	House	Passed by for the day
2016-02-17	House	Motion to reconsider pass by until Friday, February 19, 2016 agreed to
2016-02-16	House	Passed by until Friday, February 19, 2016
2016-02-15	House	Read second time
2016-02-12	House	Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
2016-02-11	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-02-11	House	Read first time
2016-02-11	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2016-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB715S1
2016-02-05	Senate	Substitute by Senator Edwards agreed to 16105194D-S1
2016-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-05	Senate	Committee amendment rejected
2016-02-05	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2016-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2016-02-05	Senate	Floor substitute printed 16105194D-S1 (Edwards)
2016-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03	Senate	Reported from Finance (11-Y 4-N)
2016-01-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2016-01-27	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 2-N)
2016-01-21	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-21	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 16104610D

HB1386 (Same As) 2016-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	4201.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB715
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB715+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB715S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB715ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0044+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0132+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S05V0065+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0201SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0217SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0218SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H15V0048+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0721+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0523SB0715+SB0715