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SB 69 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms. This bill incorporates SB 22. This bill is identical to HB 812.
FULL TEXT
- 11/22/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101200D pdf | impact statement
- 01/13/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105654D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108288D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/22/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101200D
- 11/22/19 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
- 01/13/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Incorporates SB22 (Saslaw)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105654D-S1
- 01/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/15/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/15/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105654D-S1
- 01/15/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB69S1
- 01/16/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/14/20 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108288D-H1
- 02/18/20 House: Read second time
- 02/19/20 House: Read third time
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108288D-H1
- 02/19/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB69H1
- 02/19/20 House: Passed House with substitute (53-Y 47-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 02/25/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/25/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/27/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/20 Senate: Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stuart
- 02/28/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/20 House: Delegates: Ward, Hope, Wright
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 992 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992)