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Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1008

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Legislation Overview

Title: Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes, criminal history records checks.

Subject: Criminal Procedure: Welfare (Social Services): Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Description: Criminal history records checks; barrier crimes. Clarifies the individual crimes that constitute a barrier for (i) individuals seeking employment at nursing homes, home care organizations, hospices, state facilities, and private providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards, behavioral health authorities, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, children's welfare agencies, family day homes approved by family day systems, and children's residential facilities; (ii) applicants for licensure, registration, or approval as assisted living facilities, child welfare agencies, or family day homes approved by family day systems; (iii) individuals with whom a local board of social services or child-placing agency is considering placing a child on an emergency, temporary, or permanent basis; (iv) foster and adoptive homes seeking approval from child-placing agencies; and (v) providers of adult services and adult foster care seeking approval by the Department of Social Services. The bill also adds certain offenses to the list of barrier crimes.

Session: 2017 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)

Last Action Date: April 5, 2017

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Emmett Hanger (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 5, 2017 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)
House Apr 5, 2017 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Senate Apr 5, 2017 Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate Apr 5, 2017 Reenrolled bill text (SB1008ER2)
Senate Apr 5, 2017 Reenrolled
Apr 5, 2017 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
House Apr 5, 2017 VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
House Apr 5, 2017 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
Senate Apr 5, 2017 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
House Apr 5, 2017 Enacted, Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/17)
Senate Mar 24, 2017 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Mar 13, 2017 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
Senate Mar 13, 2017 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
Senate Mar 10, 2017 Signed by President
Senate Mar 7, 2017 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1008ER)
House Mar 7, 2017 Signed by Speaker
Senate Mar 7, 2017 Enrolled
Senate Feb 23, 2017 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 23, 2017 Title replaced 17105531D-H1
House Feb 22, 2017 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House Feb 22, 2017 Read third time
House Feb 22, 2017 Committee substitute agreed to 17105531D-H1
House Feb 22, 2017 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1008H1
House Feb 22, 2017 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
House Feb 21, 2017 Read second time
House Feb 20, 2017 Committee substitute printed 17105531D-H1
House Feb 20, 2017 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House Feb 15, 2017 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
House Feb 8, 2017 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
House Feb 3, 2017 Placed on Calendar
House Feb 3, 2017 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House Feb 3, 2017 Read first time
Senate Feb 1, 2017 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 31, 2017 Read second time
Senate Jan 31, 2017 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1008S1
Senate Jan 31, 2017 Committee substitute agreed to 17104608D-S1
Senate Jan 31, 2017 Reading of substitute waived
Senate Jan 30, 2017 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 27, 2017 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 27, 2017 Committee substitute printed 17104608D-S1
Senate Jan 3, 2017 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate Jan 3, 2017 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100081D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Apr 5, 2017 state link bill text
Enrolled Apr 5, 2017 state link bill text
Enrolled Mar 7, 2017 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 20, 2017 state link bill text
Comm Sub Jan 27, 2017 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 3, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N)

House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)

Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)

House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)

Link: link to state bill page

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