Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB172
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun safes; establishes an exemption from retail sales tax.
Description: Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for the purchase of a gun safe with a selling price of $1,000 or less. The bill defines a gun safe as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, a gun safe does not include a glass-faced cabinet.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Finance
Last Action Date: February 13, 2018
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Eileen Filler-Corn (D); Karrie Delaney (D); Chris Hurst (D); Mark Levine (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | Left in Finance |
| House | Feb 2, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| House | Dec 22, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101168D |
| House | Dec 22, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 22, 2017 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
Link: link to state bill page
