Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB891
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; five day waiting period, penalty.
Description: 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.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Impact statement from VCSC (SB891)
Last Action Date: January 8, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D); Rozia Henson (D); Marty Martinez (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB891) |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101316D |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2025 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
