HB709: Firearms; person legally incompetent, etc. prohibited from purchasing.

Chief Patron

Bill Janis (R-56)
Glen Allen, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/24/2008: Passed the House

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01/08/2008 Committee
01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081415568
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
01/17/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB709)
02/08/2008 Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2008 Read first time
02/11/2008 Read second time
02/11/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
02/11/2008 Speaker ruled amendment by Delegate Scott, J.M. not germane
02/11/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB709E
02/11/2008 Printed as engrossed 081415568-E
02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB709E)
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
02/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008 Committee substitute printed 089608272-S1
03/03/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB709S1)
03/03/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2008 Read third time
03/04/2008 Reading of substitute waived
03/04/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 089608272-S1
03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB709S1
03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (1-Y 97-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
03/05/2008 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Senate requested conference committee
03/06/2008 House acceded to request
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2008 Delegates: Janis, Kilgore, Bowling
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2008 Senators: McDougle, Edwards, Quayle
03/07/2008 Conference substitute printed 080541568-H1
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/24/2008 Enrolled
03/24/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008 Signed by President
03/27/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB709ER)
04/11/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House

Summary

Purchase of firearms; consent form; mental health questions. Requires that a person seeking to purchase a firearm from a firearms dealer answer questions on the state background check consent form concerning whether the applicant has ever been acquitted by reason of insanity, been adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated, or been involuntarily admitted to a facility or involuntarily ordered to out-patient mental health treatment.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/17/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/06/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/07/2008.

Identical Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB226

Patron: Ryan McDougle
Introduced: 2008-01-07
Status: Passed the Senate

Comments

Doug Goncz writes:

Sounds reasonable on the face of it, but if I had been adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incpacitated, it is unlikely I'd remember that or be able to answer the question honestly. Also, anyone adjudicated in absentia would likely answer the question falsely, but paradoxically, in complete honesty.

Posted 4 months ago. #