Stun weapons; eliminates references to tasers throughout Code. (HB2853)

Introduced By

Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Stun weapons; definition. Eliminates references to "tasers" throughout the Code of Virginia, and amends the definition of a "stun weapon" to mean a mechanism designed to emit a charge or shock to temporarily incapacitate a person. Previously, the Code of Virginia differentiated between this type of mechanism and a taser, which was defined as emitting a shock through the use of a projectile. Read the Bill »

Status

03/19/2007: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/10/2007Committee
01/10/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075842424
01/10/2007Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2007Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/26/2007Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
02/03/2007Read first time
02/05/2007Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2007Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
02/06/2007VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/19/2007Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/19/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007Read third time
02/20/2007Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2007Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2007Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2007Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007Enrolled
03/12/2007Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2853ER)
03/12/2007Signed by President
03/13/2007Signed by Speaker
03/19/2007G Approved by Governor-Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/07)
03/27/2007G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)