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SB69

Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. 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. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 11/22/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101200D
  • 11/22/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 11/27/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB69)
  • 01/08/2020 - Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Incorporates SB22 (Saslaw)
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105654D-S1
  • 01/14/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB69S1)
  • 01/14/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB69S1)
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105654D-S1
  • 01/15/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB69S1
  • 01/16/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/13/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108288D-H1
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB69H1)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB69H1)
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108288D-H1
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB69H1
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (53-Y 47-N)
  • 02/19/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
  • 02/25/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 02/25/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stuart
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Delegates: Ward, Hope, Wright
  • 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N)
  • 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB69ER)
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 992 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992)

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