SB 436 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.

Summary
Establishment of the Virginia Voluntary Do NotSell Firearms List; penalty. Creates the Virginia Voluntary DoNot Sell Firearms List (the List) that prohibits the possession,transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who voluntarilyregisters himself to be enrolled into the List. The List shall bemaintained and updated by the Department of State Police. The billmakes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person enrolled into the Listto purchase, possess, or transport a firearm. The bill disqualifiesany person enrolled into the List from obtaining a concealed handgunpermit and prohibits such person from being employed by a firearmsdealer. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any personwho sells, barters, gives, or furnishes, or has in his possessionor under his control with the intent of selling, bartering, giving,or furnishing, any firearm to any person he knows is enrolled intothe List. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

21–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 18 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1173 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (50-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100159D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors