VA SB273 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Requires 2/3 members present
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Requires 2/3 members present
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D] | Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D] | Sen. Creigh Deeds [D] | Sen. Saddam Salim [D] |
| Sen. Barbara Favola [D] | Sen. Stella Pekarsky [D] | Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Requires 2/3 members present |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-26 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-21 | House | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Passed House (51-Y 49-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB273S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24106020D-S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Incorporates SB551 (Deeds) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Incorporates SB55 (Salim) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24106020D-S1 |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104597D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1195 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 308.2:2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 308.2:5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
