Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB865
Legislation Overview
Title: Furnishing certain weapons to minor; exemption.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Minors: Weapons
Description: Furnishing certain weapons to minor; exemption. Exempts the transfer of a dirk, switchblade knife, or bowie knife between family members or for the purpose of engaging in a sporting event or activity from the current prohibition against selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing such weapons to a minor.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
Last Action Date: April 5, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Richard Stuart (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Reconsideration of Governor's veto agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Senate sustained Governor's veto (20-Y 20-N) |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17 |
| Mar 13, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2017 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB865ER) |
| House | Mar 7, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2017 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 22, 2017 | Passed House (59-Y 40-N) |
| House | Feb 22, 2017 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 22, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 40-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 31, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Jan 31, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 31, 2017 | Read first time |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) |
| Senate | Dec 7, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100757D |
| Senate | Dec 7, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 7, 2016 | 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 Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 40-N)
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (20-Y 20-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's veto agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 19-N)
Link: link to state bill page
