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2000 SESSION

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HB 905 Limitations on licensing and registration of firearms.

Introduced by: C. Richard Cranwell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Limitations on licensing and registration of firearms; limitation on lawsuits. Provides that no locality shall have the authority to bring suit against a firearms or ammunition dealer, the right to bring any such action being reserved exclusively to the Commonwealth. This limitation also applies to any state governmental agency. Exceptions are made for certain breach of contract, breach of warranty and negligence actions.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005194684  pdf
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005194684-E  pdf
• 03/16/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB905ER)  pdf
• 04/26/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005194684
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/02/00  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/00  House: Reported from C. C. T. with amendments (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/07/00  House: Read first time
• 02/08/00  House: Read second time
• 02/08/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/08/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005194684-E
• 02/09/00  House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 17-N)
• 02/09/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 17-N)
• 02/09/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/00  Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/16/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB905ER)
• 03/20/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/26/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)