Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period. (HB940)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale)
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 |
Description
Purchase of handguns; eliminate limitation on handgun purchases. Eliminates the prohibition on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2012 | Committee |
| 01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101764D |
| 01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 01/25/2012 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| 01/26/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2012 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2012 | Read first time |
| 01/31/2012 | Read second time |
| 01/31/2012 | Pending question ordered |
| 01/31/2012 | Engrossed by House |
| 02/01/2012 | Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N) |
| 02/01/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 32-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/02/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2012 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2012 | Enrolled |
| 02/15/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER) |
| 02/15/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB940ER) |
| 02/15/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/16/2012 | Signed by President |
| 02/28/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective 7/1/12) |
| 02/28/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 31 minutes.