Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB522

Legislation Overview
Title: Purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence with a firearm or completion of training course.
Subject: Appropriations: Taxation: Firearms
Description: Purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence with a firearm or completion of a firearms safety or training course; penalty. Requires that a prospective purchaser of a firearm present proof that such prospective purchaser has demonstrated competence with a firearm or completed a firearms safety or training course, as specified in the bill, within the past five years.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to pass in Senate
Last Action Date: March 9, 2024
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Angelia Williams Graves (D); Suhas Subramanyam (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Mar 9, 2024 | No further action taken |
Senate | Mar 9, 2024 | Failed to pass in Senate |
House | Mar 6, 2024 | Delegates: Simon, Helmer, Webert |
House | Mar 6, 2024 | Conferees appointed by House |
Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Senators: Williams Graves, Carroll Foy, Peake |
Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
House | Mar 4, 2024 | House insisted on substitute |
House | Mar 4, 2024 | House requested conference committee |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) |
House | Feb 28, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24108226D-H1 |
House | Feb 28, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) |
House | Feb 28, 2024 | Passed House with substitute (51-Y 49-N) |
House | Feb 28, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB522H1 |
House | Feb 28, 2024 | Read third time |
House | Feb 27, 2024 | Read second time |
House | Feb 23, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) |
House | Feb 23, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24108226D-H1 |
House | Feb 22, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote |
House | Feb 19, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read first time |
Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Read second time and engrossed |
Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104570D |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Comm Sub | Feb 23, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | 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 Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) | 01/22/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/31/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/1/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/5/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) | 02/23/2024 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) | 02/28/2024 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) | 03/1/2024 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) | 03/5/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page