Virginia House Bill 1001 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Sale of firearms; Terrorist Screening Database. Requires a check of the Terrorist Screening Database (Database) prior to purchasing a firearm from a dealer. The bill requires the State Police to consult with the Terrorist Screening Center to determine if a potential firearms purchaser is in the Database. A person whose name is in the Database will be disqualified from purchasing a firearm. The bill provides that the Superintendent of State Police may, in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, authorize a sale or transfer to a prospective buyer or transferee who is found to be in the Database if (i) said buyer or transferee is the subject of an active state or federal investigation, (ii) it is determined that denying the sale or transfer would compromise the integrity of such investigation, and (iii) such buyer or transferee is under surveillance by a state or federal law-enforcement agency. A second enactment clause provides that the bill will not go into effect unless the U.S. Department of Justice approves the policies and procedures set out in the bill.

Terrorist Screening Database; check of Database required prior to purchasing firearm from dealer.

Del. Mark Levine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-01-27	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2016-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102685D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1001
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1001+hil