HB 2128 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Firearms, certain; sale, etc., criminal history record information check delay increased to 5 days.

Summary
Sale or transfer of firearms; criminal historyrecord information check delay. Increases from three businessdays to five business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm maybe transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirementsis told by the State Police that a response will not be availableby the end of the dealer's fifth business day, the dealer may completethe sale or transfer without being deemed in violation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Feb 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed Feb 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 12, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Feb 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102376D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors