John Edwards
- Democratic
Primary
Firearms shows; mandatory background check.Requires the Department of State Police to perform a criminal history record information check on the prospective purchaser ortransferee prior to the completion of any firearms transaction ata firearms show held in the Commonwealth. Current law requires theDepartment of State Police to be available at every firearms showheld in the Commonwealth to perform criminal history record informationchecks but does not require such checks to be performed unless requestedby a party involved in the transaction.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (SB543ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Read third time
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
Read second time
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB543)
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101849D
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB543) | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0828) | HTML |
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