Bill Text: VA SB138 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Firearms dealer; local regulation, proximity to schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) [SB138 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-SB138-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 138 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled December 29, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.6, relating to local regulation of firearms retailers; proximity to schools. ---------- Patron-- Favola ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.6 as follows:

§15.2-915.6. Local regulation of firearms dealers near schools.

Any locality may adopt an ordinance regulating or prohibiting the engagement, by a person, firm, partnership, or corporation, in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at retail within 1,000 feet of the property of a public or private elementary, secondary, or postsecondary school. This section shall be construed to provide the express authorization required by subsection A of §15.2-915.