Virginia Senate Bill 1164 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-21 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors of firearms to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers (i) between immediate family members; (ii) that occur by operation of law; (iii) by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust; (iv) at firearms shows in accordance with law; (v) that are part of a buyback or give-back program; (vi) of antique firearms; (vii) that occur at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or any other area designed for the purpose of target shooting or for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity; or (viii) that are temporary transfers that (a) occur within the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm or (b) are necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary.

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]

2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) (Y: 6 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-21	Senate	Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
2019-01-02	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-02	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100714D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.2:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	4201.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1164
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1164+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0108+SB1164