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H.150 1
Introduced by Representatives Boutin of Barre City, Bosch of Clarendon, 2
Burtt of Cabot, Canfield of Fair Haven, Charlton of Chester, 3
Coffin of Cavendish, Dobrovich of Williamstown, Donahue of 4
Northfield, Galfetti of Barre Town, Goslant of Northfield, 5
Higley of Lowell, Howland of Rutland Town, McFaun of Barre 6
Town, Morgan, L. of Milton, Morgan, M. of Milton, Nelson of 7
Derby, Nielsen of Brandon, North of Ferrisburgh, Oliver of 8
Sheldon, Pinsonault of Dorset, Pritchard of Pawlet, Southworth 9
of Walden, Steady of Milton, Tagliavia of Corinth, Walker of 10
Swanton, and Winter of Ludlow 11
Referred to Committee on 12
Date: 13
Subject: Firearms; waiting period; gun show exemption 14
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to reinstate the 15
exemption from the 72-hour waiting period for firearms transfers at gun shows. 16
An act relating to reinstating the waiting period exemption for firearms 17
transfers at gun shows 18 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.150
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It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 4019a is amended to read: 2
§ 4019a. FIREARMS TRANSFERS; WAITING PERIOD 3
(a) A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person until 72 hours 4
after the licensed dealer facilitating the transfer is provided with a unique 5
identification number for the transfer by the National Instant Criminal 6
Background Check System (NICS) or seven business days have elapsed since 7
the dealer contacted NICS to initiate the background check, whichever occurs 8
first. 9
(b) A person who transfers a firearm to another person in violation of 10
subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or 11
fined not more than $500.00, or both. 12
(c) This section shall not apply to a firearm transfer that does not require a 13
background check under 18 U.S.C. § 922(t) or section 4019 of this title. 14
(d) As used in this section, “firearm” has the same meaning as in 15
subsection 4017(d) of this title. 16
(e) [Repealed.] 17
(f) This section shall not apply to the return of a firearm, frame, or receiver 18
to a person by a licensed dealer after the dealer has serialized it pursuant to 19
federal law or section 4084 of this title if the dealer returns the firearm, frame, 20
or receiver to the same person from whom it was received. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.150
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(g)(1) This section shall not apply to a firearms transfer at a gun show. 1
(2) As used in this subsection, “gun show” means a function sponsored 2
by: 3
(A) a national, state, or local organization, devoted to the collection, 4
competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms; or 5
(B) an organization or association that sponsors functions devoted to 6
the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms in the 7
community. 8
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 9
This act shall take effect on passage. 10