VA SB1454 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-16 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-16 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a transferee who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check 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 buy-back 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. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a criminal history record information check before a firearm
Title
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N) (Y: 6 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-16 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N) |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103840D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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18 | 2 | 308.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 308.2:2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 308.2:5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
22 | 1 | 277.07 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
54 | 1 | 4201.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |