Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases;penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealerfrom purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishessuch an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from thisprovision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Departmentof State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced backgroundcheck, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state andlocal 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 whoare trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a privatesale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms. This bill was incorporatedinto SB 69.
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Total votes
17,145
all sessions
Attendance
98%
238 missed
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 88% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
511
bills & resolutions
Lower than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
511 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
Total
511
Primary
103
Co-sponsor
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Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
In committee Jan 13, 2020
0 co-sponsors
United States Constitution; ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.
Constitution of the United States; Equal RightsAmendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitutionof the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The jointresolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendmentremains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expirationof the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause,as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.
In committee Jan 9, 2020
0 co-sponsors
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Jul 9, 2019
1 co-sponsor
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