Concealed handgun permit fees; provides an exemption for certain retired correctional officers. (SB703)

Introduced By

Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

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

Description

Concealed handgun permit fees; correctional officers; exemption. Provides an exemption for any retired correctional officer with at least 15 years of service from any fee charged for the issuance of a concealed handgun permit. The bill contains technical amendments.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
11/26/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100856D
11/26/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2013Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/16/2013Read second time and engrossed
01/17/2013Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2013Placed on Calendar
01/25/2013Read first time
01/25/2013Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
02/06/2013Assigned MPPS sub: #2
02/07/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/08/2013Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Read second time
02/12/2013Read third time
02/12/2013Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/12/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Enrolled
02/15/2013Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB703ER)
02/15/2013Signed by Speaker
02/18/2013Signed by President
03/12/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (effective 7/1/13)
03/12/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 30 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB793.

Comments

stephen writes:

Why should there be an exemption for anyone? If one person pays then all should pay. Just the thought of some of these guards having a gun is bad enough.