Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB51
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons other than handguns; purchase by certain officers.
Description: Purchase of weapons other than handguns by certain officers. Allows officers of certain agencies to purchase, at a fair market price and with approval of the agency head, weapons other than handguns that are issued for personal use of an officer so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can be purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen without restrictions other than the instant background check. Current law allows this type of purchase only for the Department of State Police.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)
Last Action Date: March 1, 2016
Companion Bill: SB615
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Jackson Miller; Nicholas Freitas;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196) | |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2016 | Signed by President |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 | |
| House | Feb 25, 2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB51ER) |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 29, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2016 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
| House | Nov 28, 2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Nov 28, 2015 | Introduced bill reprinted 16100960D |
| House | Nov 28, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100960D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 1, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 24, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Nov 28, 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 (8-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
