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: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Last Action Date: January 27, 2025
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D); Ghazala Hashmi (D); Rozia Henson (D); Marty Martinez (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB891) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 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 |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 01/17/2025 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) | 01/27/2025 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
