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SB226: Firearms; answering mental health questions on consent form required when purchasing.

This vote on SB226 was held in the Senate. This vote passed 39-0-1.

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Explanation

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Status History

  • 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083806272
  • 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/21/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
  • 01/23/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB226)
  • 01/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2008 Read second time
  • 01/30/2008 Reading of amendment waived
  • 01/30/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/30/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB226E
  • 01/30/2008 Printed as engrossed 083806272-E
  • 01/31/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2008 Communicated to House
  • 02/11/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/11/2008 Read first time
  • 02/11/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
  • 02/15/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB226E)
  • 02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2008 Committee substitute printed 081580568-H1
  • 03/04/2008 Read second time
  • 03/05/2008 Read third time
  • 03/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081580568-H1
  • 03/05/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB226H1
  • 03/05/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2008 Delegates: Janis, Kilgore, Valentine
  • 03/06/2008 House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
  • 03/06/2008 House insisted on substitute
  • 03/06/2008 House requested conference committee
  • 03/06/2008 Senate acceded to request (36-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/06/2008 Senators: McDougle, Edwards, Quayle
  • 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/06/2008 Delegates: Janis, Kilgore, Bowling
  • 03/07/2008 Conference substitute printed 080542272-S1
  • 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 Senate and House (SB226ER)
  • 03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/26/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/27/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB226ER)
  • 04/11/2008 Governor\'s recommendation received by Senate