Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1853
Legislation Overview
Title: Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
Subject: Courts Not of Record: Criminal Procedure: Weapons: Commonwealth Public Safety: Firearms: Victims of Crime: Administration of Government: Treasury Treasury Board and Treasurer State
Description: Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount available in the Fund. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses or classes. This bill is identical to SB 1300.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: (67 affirmative votes required to override)
Last Action Date: April 5, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Todd Gilbert (R); Rick Morris (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (65-Y 34-N) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | (67 affirmative votes required to override) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | House sustained Governor's veto (65-Y 34-N) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| House | 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 |
| House | Mar 7, 2017 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 7, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 7, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1853ER) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2017 | Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Senate amendments ruled not germane |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Senate substitute rejected by House 17105306D-S1 (0-Y 95-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Passed by temporarily |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Reading of amendments waived |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (37-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1853S1 |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Amendments #'s 2,4,6,8,10,12 by Senator Wexton rejected (7-Y 32-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Amendments #'s 1,3,5,7,9,11 by Senator Wexton agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105306D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2017 | Reported from Finance (14-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105306D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 28-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Read third time and passed House (66-Y 28-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 2, 2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1853H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104674D-H1 |
| House | Feb 1, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 30, 2017 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104674D-H1 |
| House | Jan 26, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (12-Y 7-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102577D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 8, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 30, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (12-Y 7-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 28-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 2-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Amendments #'s 2,4,6,8,10,12 by Senator Wexton rejected (7-Y 32-N)
Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 2-N)
House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
Senate: Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N)
House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (65-Y 34-N)
Link: link to state bill page
