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SB543

Firearms shows; mandatory background check.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
John Edwards (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

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. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101849D
  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 01/08/2020 - Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
  • 01/22/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB543)
  • 02/05/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
  • 03/03/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER)
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB543ER)
  • 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/07/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/07/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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