Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB69
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
Description: 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.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992)
Last Action Date: April 9, 2020
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Mamie Locke (D); Richard Saslaw (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Jennifer McClellan (D); Joseph Morrissey (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0992) | |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 992 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| House | Mar 19, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2020 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER) |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2020 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Delegates: Ward, Hope, Wright |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2020 | Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stuart |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2020 | Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2020 | House insisted on substitute |
| House | Feb 25, 2020 | House requested conference committee |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2020 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108288D-H1 |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB69H1 |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | Passed House with substitute (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108288D-H1 |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 13, 2020 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 13, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB69S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20105654D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20105654D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporates SB22 (Saslaw) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Nov 22, 2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Nov 22, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101200D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Apr 9, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 18, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 14, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 13, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Nov 22, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) | 01/13/2020 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional readings dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 01/14/2020 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 01/16/2020 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) | 02/14/2020 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) | 02/19/2020 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) | 02/24/2020 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) | 02/27/2020 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) | 03/5/2020 | 52 | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 03/7/2020 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
