Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Summary
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. This bill is identical to SB 273.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1195ER)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to pass by Floor amendment by Delegate Gilbert agreed to (50-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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