Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB743
Legislation Overview
Title: Mental health; prohibition of firearms.
Subject: Courts Not of Record: Judges, Justices, and Other Elective Officers: Behavioral Health and Developmental Services: Weapons: Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Description: Mental health; prohibition of firearms. Requires the district court judge or special justice to file any order from a commitment hearing for involuntary admission or involuntary outpatient treatment or any certification of voluntary admission subsequent to a temporary detention order with the district court clerk for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing. The bill also amends guardianship provisions to require that a copy of the court's findings that a person is incapacitated or has been restored to capacity or a copy of any order appointing a conservator or guardian shall be filed by the judge with the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing. Current law does not specify in which county or city the copy shall be filed, nor does it provide a deadline. The bill also changes the deadline for a clerk to certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange a copy of any order adjudicating a person incapacitated, any order appointing a conservator or guardian, or any order of restoration of capacity to as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the following day instead of the current requirement that a clerk perform these actions "forthwith."
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336)
Last Action Date: March 27, 2014
Companion Bill: SB576
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Rosalyn R. Dance; Jennifer L. McClellan; Luke E. Torian; Michael T. Futrell
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336) | |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 336 (effective 7/1/14) | |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2014 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB743ER) |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N) |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2014 | Reading of amendments waived |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2014 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2014 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2014 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2014 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2014 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 6, 2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB743H1 |
| House | Feb 6, 2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104525D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2014 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 3, 2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104525D-H1 |
| House | Jan 29, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 10, 2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101407D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 27, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 3, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2014 | 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) (10-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N)
Link: link to state bill page
