Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB204
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; sale and transfer, criminal history record information check delay.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal History Information: Firearms
Description: Sale and transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check delay. Decreases from five business days to three business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is told by the State Police that a response will not be available by the end of the dealer's third business day, the dealer may complete the sale or transfer without being deemed in violation.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 28, 2022
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: H. Otto Wachsmann (R); AC Cordoza (R); Dave LaRock (R); Marie March (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 10, 2022 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2022 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 8, 2022 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 4, 2022 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2022 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 10, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102442D |
| House | Jan 10, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) | 02/3/2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/4/2022 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) | 02/10/2022 | 51 | 48 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/28/2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
