2024 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB273: Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Legislative Summary
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.
Bill History
1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104597D
Senate
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/10/2024
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
Senate
1/22/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
1/22/2024
Committee substitute printed 24106020D-S1
Senate
1/22/2024
Incorporates SB55 (Salim)
Senate
1/22/2024
Incorporates SB551 (Deeds)
Senate
1/22/2024
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/31/2024
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/1/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/2/2024
Read second time
Senate
2/2/2024
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/2/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24106020D-S1
Senate
2/2/2024
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB273S1
Senate
2/5/2024
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
2/13/2024
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
House of Delegates
2/26/2024
Enrolled
Senate
2/26/2024
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER)
Senate
2/26/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Senate
3/11/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
3/26/2024
Governor: Vetoed by Governor
4/17/2024
Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
4/17/2024
Requires 2/3 members present
Senate
4/17/2024
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate
Amendments
Governor's veto explanation
Governor's veto explanation
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
4/17/2024
21
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
2/21/2024
51
Yea
49
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
2/16/2024
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2/5/2024
21
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/1/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
1/31/2024
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
1/22/2024
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/26/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
