VirginiaFirearms; purchase, at least five day waiting period, penalty.
What it does
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. The amendments to the Code of Virginia in the bill are identical to the amendments to the Code of Virginia in SB 891.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631)
- Jan 14Impact statement from VCSC (HB2631)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 13Presented and ordered printed 25104635DIntroduced