Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1096
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; regulation by state entities prohibited.
Description: Regulation of firearms by state entities. Prohibits any state entity from adopting or enforcing any rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof unless expressly authorized by statute. The bill invalidates any such rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action adopted by a state entity prior to July 1, 2016. The bill does not prohibit a law-enforcement officer from acting within the scope of his duties, nor does it apply to the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of State Police, Virginia National Guard, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Virginia Port Authority, Office of the State Inspector General, Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, each office of an attorney for the Commonwealth, or any institution of higher education. The bill allows entities to adopt or enforce rules or regulations necessary for compliance with the Fire Prevention Code or necessary for the operation of Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. The bill expressly authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to create certain regulations governing the possession, carrying, transportation, and storage of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 20, 2016
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Michael Webert; Mark Cole; Christopher Collins; James Edmunds; Hyland Fowler; Charles Poindexter;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | House sustained Governor's veto (66-Y 34-N) |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N) |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| House | Mar 7, 2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2016 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1096ER) |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N) |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N) |
| House | Mar 1, 2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Passed House (63-Y 35-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Passed by temporarily |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 34-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (63-Y 35-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104695D-H1 |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1096H1 |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104695D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Incorporates HB593 |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2016 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100024D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 3, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 13, 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 34-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (63-Y 35-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 17-N)
House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N)
House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N)
Link: link to state bill page
