Virginia House Bill 980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 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]

Transfer of handguns; permit required; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to establish procedures for issuing handgun transfer permits and provides that a person who willfully and intentionally transfers a firearm to a person without a permit is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides exceptions to this requirement, including an exemption for dealers who obtain a background check. The bill provides that any person who displays a handgun transfer permit that has been revoked or suspended knowing that such permit has been revoked or suspended is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill.

Transfer of handguns; permit required, penalties.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
2016-01-27	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2016-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102523D

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
18	2	308.2:6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB980
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB980+hil