Sport shooting ranges, certain; applicability of local ordinaces. (HB1114)

Introduced By

Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton)

Progress

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

Description

Sport shooting ranges; adding in Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-917.1, local ordinances. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
01/11/2012Committee
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12104040D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/20/2012Assigned CC & T sub: #2
02/09/2012Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (11-Y 0-N)
02/14/2012Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

This is not a useful bill summary. I'll take a crack at it.

In short, this bill would exempt shooting ranges from all local oversight or zoning regulations that didn't exist when the shooting range was established. So if a shooting range is established in a city with no noise ordinance, and the city establishes a noise ordinance in response to complaints from neighbors, that noise ordinance cannot in any way affect the shooting range—they're free to continue to operate as they were, regardless of the law.