Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
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HB 2 — Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 1111 (effective 7/1/20)
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 18, 2019. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Firearm sales; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check from licensed firearms dealers. A person who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a purchaser who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. This bill incorporates HB 355 and is identical to SB 70.
Bill Text
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1111) View text Current html April 10, 2020
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER) View text html March 18, 2020
- Impact statement from VCSC (HB2S1) View text html February 24, 2020
- Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H2) View text html January 29, 2020
- Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H1) View text html January 24, 2020
- Impact statement from VCSC (HB2) View text html November 18, 2019
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 1111 (effective 7/1/20)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2ER)
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2S1)
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
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VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N)
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Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
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Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
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VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
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Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Conferees appointed by House
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House acceded to request
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Senate requested conference committee
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Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 16-N)
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VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
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Senate substitute rejected by House 20108950D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 20108950D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read third time
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Impact statement from VCSC (HB2S1)
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Committee substitute printed 20108950D-S1
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Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2H2)
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Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
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Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
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Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H2)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2H1
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Pending question ordered
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Substitute by Delegate Fariss out of order 20106943D-H2
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Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
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Passed by temporarily
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Committee substitute reconsidered
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Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
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Passed by temporarily
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Read second time
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Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
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Floor substitute printed 20106943D-H2 (Fariss)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2H1)
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Read first time
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Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H1)
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Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
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Committee substitute printed 20106617D-H1
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Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2)
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Impact statement from VCSC (HB2)
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Referred to Committee on Public Safety
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101194D
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby · Cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer · Cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr · Cosponsor
- Jennifer Carroll Foy · Cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope · Cosponsor
- Alfonso H. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delores L. McQuinn · Cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price · Cosponsor
- David A. Reid · Cosponsor
- Vivian E. Watts · Cosponsor
- Jennifer B. Boysko · Cosponsor
- Barbara A. Favola · Cosponsor
- Kathleen Murphy · Cosponsor
- Mark H. Levine · Cosponsor
- Ibraheem S. Samirah · Cosponsor
- Kaye Kory · Cosponsor
- Eileen Filler-Corn · Cosponsor
- Michael P. Mullin · Cosponsor
- Kenneth R. Plum · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 98 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Plum, Kenneth R. Voted No
Co-sponsors (18)
- Lamont Bagby Voted No
- Dan I. Helmer Voted No
- Betsy B. Carr Voted No
- Jennifer Carroll Foy
- Patrick A. Hope Voted No
- Alfonso H. Lopez Voted No
- Delores L. McQuinn Voted No
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Voted No
- David A. Reid Voted No
- Vivian E. Watts Voted No
- Jennifer B. Boysko
- Barbara A. Favola
- Murphy, Kathleen Voted No
- Levine, Mark H. Voted No
- Samirah, Ibraheem S. Voted No
- Kory, Kaye Voted No
- Filler-Corn, Eileen
- Mullin, Michael P. Voted No
Not signed on (129)
129 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 129 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 40% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 50 | 45 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 50 | 45 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 45% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 53 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 53 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 44% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 40% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 97 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 97 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 1% | 98% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 43% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 33% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Nay |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Nay |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Nay |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Nay |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 46% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 41% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Yea |
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Nay |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Nay |
| Rush, Nick | — | Nay |
| Campbell, Ronnie R. | — | Nay |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Nay |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Nay |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Dan I. Helmer | — | Yea |
| Jennifer D. Carroll Foy | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Nay |
| Will Davis | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2 do?
- Firearm sales; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check from licensed firearms dealers. A person who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a purchaser who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. This bill incorporates HB 355 and is identical to SB 70.
- Who sponsors HB 2?
- HB 2 is sponsored by Lamont Bagby, Dan I. Helmer, Betsy B. Carr, Jennifer Carroll Foy, Patrick A. Hope, Alfonso H. Lopez, Delores L. McQuinn, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, David A. Reid, Vivian E. Watts, Jennifer B. Boysko, Barbara A. Favola, Murphy, Kathleen, Levine, Mark H., Samirah, Ibraheem S., Kory, Kaye, Filler-Corn, Eileen, Mullin, Michael P., and Plum, Kenneth R..
- What is the current status of HB 2?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 18, 2019. Enacted.
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