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2013 SESSION
HB 237 Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; dissemination of information.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove-resigned 8/16 | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; protective order registry; dissemination of information. Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available to the Attorney General of the United States for the purposes of a National Instant Criminal Background check to determine a person’s eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm under state or federal law. The bill also limits the requirement for a Virginia-specific criminal history record information check to the purchase of handguns only. Under current law, the Virginia-specific criminal history record information check applies to all purchases of any firearm in the Commonwealth.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103492D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/12 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/23/12 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/01/12 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
- 02/02/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/12 House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
- 11/29/12 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety