HB873: Concealed handgun permits; proof of competency with handgun.
Chief Patron
Del.
Joseph Johnson (D-4)

Joseph Johnson
(D-4)
Abingdon, VA
Served: 1990–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/04/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/08/2008 Committee
- 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086530576
- 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/25/2008 Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/28/2008 Read first time
- 01/29/2008 Read second time
- 01/29/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB873E
- 01/29/2008 Printed as engrossed 086530576-E
- 01/30/2008 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/30/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 01/31/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/15/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/18/2008 Read third time
- 02/18/2008 Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/2008 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/19/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/2008 Passed by for the day
- 02/21/2008 Passed by for the day
- 02/22/2008 Passed by for the day
- 02/25/2008 Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Enrolled
- 02/27/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB873ER)
- 02/27/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/2008 Signed by President
- 03/04/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 309 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/11/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309)
Summary
Concealed handgun permits; proof of competency with a
handgun. Clarifies that any honorable discharge from any branch of the
armed serves may serve as the proof of competency required to obtain a
concealed handgun permit, regardless of the year that the honorable discharge
was issued.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/28/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/31/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/18/2008, 02/18/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/20/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008 and 03/11/2008.
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Comments
Watch: Amendments should not include any competency as life-proof. Original bill only includes honorable discharge as qualifier for life.