VA SB69 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer 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) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms.
Title
Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Sponsors
Sen. Mamie Locke [D] | Sen. Richard Saslaw [D] | Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D] | Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] |
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D] | Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D] |
Roll Calls
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Y: 1 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional readings dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Y: 1 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional readings dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992) | |
2020-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 992 (effective 7/1/20) | |
2020-03-20 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
2020-03-20 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
2020-03-19 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2020-03-18 | Senate | Signed by President |
2020-03-18 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER) |
2020-03-18 | Senate | Enrolled |
2020-03-07 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
2020-03-05 | House | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) |
2020-03-05 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N) |
2020-03-05 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
2020-02-28 | House | Delegates: Ward, Hope, Wright |
2020-02-28 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
2020-02-27 | Senate | Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stuart |
2020-02-27 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
2020-02-27 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) |
2020-02-25 | House | House requested conference committee |
2020-02-25 | House | House insisted on substitute |
2020-02-24 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) |
2020-02-21 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
2020-02-19 | House | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) |
2020-02-19 | House | Passed House with substitute (53-Y 47-N) |
2020-02-19 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB69H1 |
2020-02-19 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 20108288D-H1 |
2020-02-19 | House | Read third time |
2020-02-18 | House | Read second time |
2020-02-14 | House | Committee substitute printed 20108288D-H1 |
2020-02-14 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
2020-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
2020-02-13 | House | Read first time |
2020-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2020-01-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB69S1 |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 20105654D-S1 |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Read second time |
2020-01-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
2020-01-13 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20105654D-S1 |
2020-01-13 | Senate | Incorporates SB22 (Saslaw) |
2020-01-13 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
2019-11-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2019-11-22 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101200D |
Same As/Similar To
SB22 (Similar To) 2020-01-13 - Incorporated by Judiciary
HB812 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0991)
HB812 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0991)