Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty. (SB22)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

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. This bill was incorporated into SB 69. Read the Bill »

Status

01/13/2020: Incorporated into Another Bill

History

DateAction
11/18/2019Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
11/18/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101067D
11/18/2019Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
11/19/2019Impact statement from VCSC (SB22)
01/08/2020Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
01/13/2020Incorporated by Judiciary (SB69-Locke) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB69 and HB1502.