VA SB891 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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. This bill is identical to HB 2631.
Title
Firearms; five day waiting period, penalty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Saddam Salim [D] | Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] | Del. Marty Martinez [D] |
| Del. Holly Seibold [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-02-12 - House - Passed House (50-Y 47-N) (Y: 50 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - House - Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Y: 20 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-23 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - House - Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Y: 20 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-23 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House (50-Y 47-N) |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Read third time |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB891) |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | Impact statement from VCSC (SB891) |
| 2025-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101316D |
