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2003 SESSION

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HB 1501 Definition of antique and curio firearms.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Definition of antique and curio firearms. Redefines definition of antique firearm to follow the definition in federal law. The bill adds a definition of curio (and relic) firearms taken from the Code of Federal Regulations and includes them as antique firearms. Under current law a person does not have to have a criminal background check to purchase an antique firearm and antique firearms are not subject to the one handgun per month restrictions.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/10/02 035020822  pdf
• 02/26/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1501ER)  pdf
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/10/02 035020822
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/24/03  House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/03  House: Read first time
• 01/28/03  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/05/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/10/03  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/10/03  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/10/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/10/03  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/03  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1501ER)
• 03/05/03  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)