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1994 SESSION
HB 7 Records check for firearm purchase.
Introduced by: Gladys B. Keating | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Records check for firearm purchase. Allows photo-identification forms issued by the United States Department of Defense to be used by prospective purchasers to establish personal identification and residence, and where such photo-identification is used, permanent orders may be used for the additional documentation of residence. When the photo-identification presented to a dealer is a driver's license or other Department of Motor Vehicles ID, and such identification form contains a date of issue, the dealer is prohibited from selling or otherwise transferring a firearm to the prospective purchaser until 30 days after the issue date. An exception to this waiting period is provided where the prospective purchaser also presents a copy of his Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles driver's record showing that the original date of issue was more than 30 days prior to the day of attempted purchase.
A "strawman purchase" for a person the purchaser knows is ineligible to purchase a firearm, where the violation involves more than one firearm, is punishable as a Class 5 felony (current law) with a mandatory minimum five-year term of imprisonment. Also, a new offense is created to provide the same punishment to the person who solicits, employs or assists another with respect to a "strawman purchase."
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/94 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/21/93 LD3901320 pdf
- 02/15/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD3901320 (HB7E) pdf
- 03/03/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3475320 (HB7S1) pdf
- 03/21/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB7ER) pdf
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/94 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/21/93 LD3901320
- 01/12/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/15/94 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Constitutional readings dispensed
- 02/15/94 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD3901320 (HB7E)
- 02/15/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/17/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/02/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (12-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3475320 (HB7S1)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/94 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/94 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/04/94 Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 03/04/94 Senate: Recommitted to Courts of Justice
- 03/07/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/94 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB7ER)
- 03/28/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/29/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)