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SB 436 Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Establishment of the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; penalty. Creates the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List (the List) that prohibits the possession, transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who voluntarily registers himself to be enrolled into the List. The List shall be maintained and updated by the Department of State Police. The bill makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person enrolled into the List to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm. The bill disqualifies any person enrolled into the List from obtaining a concealed handgun permit and prohibits such person from being employed by a firearms dealer. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who sells, barters, gives, or furnishes, or has in his possession or under his control with the intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing, any firearm to any person he knows is enrolled into the List. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100159D pdf | impact statements
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB436ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1173) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100159D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/20 House: Read first time
- 02/18/20 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/23/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House (50-Y 45-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB436ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1173 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1173)