Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase rate of fire, penalty.
Description: Mechanical devices designed to increase the rate of fire of firearms; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, import, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of any device used to increase the rate of fire of any semi-automatic firearm beyond the capability of an unaided person to operate the trigger mechanism of that firearm. A violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: January 31, 2018
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
6 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); Jennifer Wexton (D); Creigh Deeds (D); John Edwards (D); Barbara Favola (D); Lynwood Lewis (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2018 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105153D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Incorporates SB113 (Favola) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Incorporates SB 676 (Deeds) |
| Senate | Nov 20, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100781D |
| Senate | Nov 20, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 15, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Nov 20, 2017 | 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
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 6-N)
Link: link to state bill page
