Virginia Senate Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-13 - Incorporated by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors of firearms to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers (i) between immediate family members; (ii) that occur by operation of law; (iii) by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust; (iv) at firearms shows in accordance with law; (v) that are part of a buyback or give-back program; (vi) of antique firearms; (vii) that occur at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or any other area designed for the purpose of target shooting or for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity; or (viii) that are temporary transfers that (a) occur within the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm or (b) are necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary.

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]

2020-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Judiciary (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-13	Senate	Incorporated by Judiciary
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-11-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-11-18	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100505D

SB70 (Similar To) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1112)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.2:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	4201.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB12+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0003+SB0012