Del. Alfonso Lopez

Co-sponsor HB 2479

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a transferee who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers (i) between immediate family members; (ii) that occur by operation of law; (iii) by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust; (iv) at firearms shows in accordance with law; (v) that are part of a buy-back or give-back program; (vi) of antique firearms; (vii) that occur at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or any other area designed for the purpose of target shooting or for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity; or (viii) that are temporary transfers that (a) occur within the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm or (b) are necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a criminal history record information check before a firearm may be transferred.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 682

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health Professions, Department of; utilization of foreign-trained physicians, report.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2433

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Family caregiver; tax credit.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 579

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

United States Constitution; ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2501

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Greenhouse gas emissions; inventory.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2697

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Electric utilities; retail competition.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2389

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Virginia Housing Trust Fund; revenue deposits from recordation tax.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 297

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Lynching; acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance within the Commonwealth.

Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth and calling for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1756

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Income tax, state; subtraction for military veterans with a permanent service-connected disability.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1792

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Employment; covenants not to compete, low-wage employees.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track