Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1300
Legislation Overview
Title: Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
Subject: Courts Not of Record: Criminal Procedure: Weapons: Commonwealth Public Safety: Criminal Justice Services: Firearms: Victims of Crime
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 HB 1853.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
Last Action Date: April 5, 2017
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: Jill Vogel (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Senate sustained Governor's veto (22-Y 18-N) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17 |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1300ER) |
| House | Feb 22, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2017 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2017 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Title replaced 17105394D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2017 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 15, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 30-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2017 | Passed House with substitute (68-Y 30-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1300H1 |
| House | Feb 15, 2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105394D-H1 |
| House | Feb 14, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105394D-H1 |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Printed as engrossed 17103054D-E |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1300E |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103054D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 10, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 2, 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
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 30-N)
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (22-Y 18-N)
Link: link to state bill page
