HB 204 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Firearms; sale and transfer, criminal history record information check delay.

Summary

Sale and transfer of firearms; criminal historyrecord information check delay. Decreases from five business days to three business days the time provided for the Department of StatePolice to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred.If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is toldby the State Police that a response will not be available by the endof the dealer's third business day, the dealer may complete the saleor transfer without being deemed in violation.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Last action Feb 28, 2022

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102442D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors