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Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1773

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Legislation Overview

Title: Pawnbrokers; amends definition to only include natural persons.

Description: Definition of pawnbrokers. Amends the definition of "pawnbroker" to only include natural persons. Under current law, a person, defined to include corporations, partnerships, associations, cooperatives, limited liability companies, trusts, joint ventures, governments, political subdivisions, or any other legal or commercial entities and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof, may become a licensed pawnbroker. The bill provides that counties, cities, or towns may choose to extend the license of a pawnbroker who is not a natural person for a period of up to one year.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)

Last Action Date: March 5, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Michael Mullin (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 5, 2019 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
Mar 5, 2019 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/19)
Feb 21, 2019 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
House Feb 21, 2019 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
Senate Feb 20, 2019 Signed by President
House Feb 19, 2019 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1773ER)
House Feb 19, 2019 Signed by Speaker
House Feb 19, 2019 Enrolled
Senate Feb 14, 2019 Read third time
Senate Feb 14, 2019 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 13, 2019 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 11, 2019 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 24, 2019 Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate Jan 24, 2019 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
House Jan 23, 2019 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
House Jan 23, 2019 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
House Jan 22, 2019 Read second time and engrossed
House Jan 21, 2019 Read first time
House Jan 17, 2019 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
House Jan 15, 2019 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
House Jan 14, 2019 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
House Dec 26, 2018 Referred to Committee on General Laws
House Dec 26, 2018 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101622D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Mar 5, 2019 state link bill text
Enrolled Feb 19, 2019 state link bill text
Prefiled Dec 26, 2018 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/15/2019 7 1 0 0 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Nay
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/17/2019 22 0 0 0 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Bell, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Helsel, Gordon (R) Yea
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Murphy, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • Peace, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/23/2019 96 0 3 0 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Adams, Les (R) Yea
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Yea
  • Ayala, Hala (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) NV
  • Bell, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bell, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Byron, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carter, Lee (D) Yea
  • Cole, Mark (R) Yea
  • Collins, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Cox, M. Kirkland (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Yea
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Garrett, T. Scott (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Gooditis, Wendy (D) Yea
  • Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Helsel, Gordon (R) Yea
  • Heretick, Steve (D) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Yea
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) NV
  • Hugo, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hurst, Chris (D) Yea
  • Ingram, Riley (R) Yea
  • James, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea
  • Jones, S. Chris (R) Yea
  • Keam, Mark (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Yea
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • LaRock, Dave (R) Yea
  • Landes, R. Steven (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • Levine, Mark (D) Yea
  • Lindsey, Joesph (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) NV
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Mullin, Michael (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Yea
  • Orrock, Robert (R) Yea
  • Peace, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Pogge, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Poindexter, Charles (R) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Rodman, Debra (D) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Stolle, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Robert (R) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
  • Toscano, David (D) Yea
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Turpin, Cheryl (D) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Yea
  • Ware, Lee (R) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Yancey, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/11/2019 15 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/13/2019 39 0 1 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) NV
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/14/2019 40 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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