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HB709: Firearms; person legally incompetent, etc. prohibited from purchasing.
Status History
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (1-Y 97-N)
- 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)
- 03/06/2008 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 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)
- 03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
- 03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 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
