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 incorporates SB 55 and SB 551 and is identical to HB 1195.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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