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2020 SESSION

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SB 543 Firearms shows; mandatory background check.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Firearms shows; mandatory background check. Requires the Department of State Police to perform a criminal history record information check on the prospective purchaser or transferee prior to the completion of any firearms transaction at a firearms show held in the Commonwealth. Current law requires the Department of State Police to be available at every firearms show held in the Commonwealth to perform criminal history record information checks but does not require such checks to be performed unless requested by a party involved in the transaction.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101849D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101849D
• 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
• 02/05/20  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-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
• 02/28/20  House: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
• 03/03/20  House: Read second time
• 03/04/20  House: Read third time
• 03/04/20  House: Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
• 03/04/20  House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER)
• 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
• 04/07/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)