Weapons other than handguns; purchase by certain officers. (HB51)
Introduced By
Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) with support from co-patron Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper)
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 weapons other than handguns by certain officers. Allows officers of certain agencies to purchase, at a fair market price and with approval of the agency head, weapons other than handguns that are issued for personal use of an officer so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can be purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen without restrictions other than the instant background check. Current law allows this type of purchase only for the Department of State Police. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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11/28/2015 | Committee |
11/28/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100960D |
11/28/2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
11/28/2015 | Introduced bill reprinted 16100960D |
01/18/2016 | Assigned to sub: #2 |
01/18/2016 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
01/21/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB51) |
01/29/2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2016 | Read first time |
02/02/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/03/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/17/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | Read third time |
02/22/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB51ER) |
02/24/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB51ER) |
02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/16) |
03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196) |