Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1666
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms or ammunition for firearms; petition for permit of restoration of right to possess, venue.
Description: Firearms; restoration of rights; venue. Permits a nonresident of the Commonwealth prohibited from possessing a firearm, ammunition, or a stun weapon because of a felony conviction or a juvenile adjudication of delinquency of certain offenses to petition the circuit court where his last felony conviction or adjudication of delinquency occurred for restoration of his right to possess, transport, or carry a firearm, ammunition, or a stun weapon. Current law does not provide for venue for a nonresident's restoration petition.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)
Last Action Date: March 16, 2015
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Mark Cole; Steven Landes; Christopher Peace; Charles Poindexter; Tony Wilt; Gordon Helsel; Hyland Fowler;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) | |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/15) | |
| Feb 25, 2015 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| House | Feb 25, 2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/15 |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2015 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 23, 2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1666ER) |
| House | Feb 23, 2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 23, 2015 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2015 | Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 18, 2015 | Passed by temporarily |
| House | Feb 18, 2015 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2015 | Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2015 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 3, 2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2015 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 2, 2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1666H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15103756D-H1 |
| House | Jan 30, 2015 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 28, 2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 28, 2015 | Committee substitute printed 15103756D-H1 |
| House | Jan 14, 2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 13, 2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 9, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103161D |
| House | Jan 9, 2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 16, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 23, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 28, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2015 | 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) (11-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
Link: link to state bill page
