VA SB798 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 1 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-26 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 1 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-26 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits individuals who are not licensed firearms dealers 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) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (ii) state and local correctional facilities, (iii) licensed private security companies, (iv) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (v) persons whose handgun has been lost or stolen or who are trading in a handgun, (vi) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (vii) purchases of antique firearms.
Title
Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Sponsors
Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Mamie Locke [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 10-N) (Y: 4 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-01-26 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 10-N) |
2015-01-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2015-01-01 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102703D |