Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2273
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; waiting period for purchase, penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms
Description: Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least three days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions for (i) transactions between licensed firearms importers or collectors, manufacturers, or dealers; (ii) purchases by or sales to any law-enforcement officer or agent of the United States, the Commonwealth or any local government, or any campus police officer; (iii) sales of antique firearms or curios or relics, as defined in relevant law; (iv) sales to an authorized representative of the Commonwealth or any subdivision thereof as part of an authorized voluntary gun buy-back or give-back program; (v) sales that occur at a firearms show and the seller has received a determination from the Department of State Police that the purchaser is not prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm; or (vi) sales of a service weapon to a retired law-enforcement officer.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2023
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); Jackie Glass (D);Elizabeth Guzman (D); Dan Helmer (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Michael Mullin (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Don Scott (D); Irene Shin (D); Marcus Simon (D); Suhas Subramanyam (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 11, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102364D |
| House | Jan 11, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
