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SB 543 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Firearms shows; mandatory background check.

Summary
Firearms shows; mandatory background check.Requires the Department of State Police to perform a criminal history record information check on the prospective purchaser ortransferee prior to the completion of any firearms transaction ata firearms show held in the Commonwealth. Current law requires theDepartment of State Police to be available at every firearms showheld in the Commonwealth to perform criminal history record informationchecks but does not require such checks to be performed unless requestedby a party involved in the transaction.
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 7, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Feb 5, 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 20101849D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
VA
21