Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB273
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; waiting period for purchases, 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 five 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 enumerated in relevant law.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Suhas Subramanyam (D); Jennifer Carroll Foy (D); Creigh Deeds (D); Saddam Salim (D); Barbara Favola (D); Stella Pekarsky (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (7 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Requires 2/3 members present |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 26, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Passed House (51-Y 49-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB273S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24106020D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Incorporates SB551 (Deeds) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Incorporates SB55 (Salim) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24106020D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104597D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 22, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Dec 17, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) | 01/22/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/31/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/1/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/5/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/16/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) | 02/21/2024 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) | 04/17/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
