Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
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. This bill incorporates HB 1502. This bill is identical to SB 69.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 991 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB812S1
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108962D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB812H1
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106618D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103354D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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