Firearms; criminal history record information check delay increased to five days. (HB2128)
Introduced By
Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Sale or transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check delay. Increases from three business days to five business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is told by the State Police that a response will not be available by the end of the dealer's fifth business day, the dealer may complete the sale or transfer without being deemed in violation. Read the Bill »
Status
04/14/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Public Safety Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102376D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
01/13/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2128) |
01/14/2021 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
01/18/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2128) |
01/19/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
01/22/2021 | Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Read first time |
01/26/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/27/2021 | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N) |
01/27/2021 | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Read third time |
02/15/2021 | Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Enrolled |
02/17/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2128ER) |
02/17/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2128ER) |
02/17/2021 | Signed by President |
02/18/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/19/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021 |
02/19/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/21) |
02/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) |
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