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2004 SESSION

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HB 530 Firearms; control by localities.

Introduced by: Clarke N. Hogan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies. Removes the grandfather clause that allows localities to enforce ordinances governing firearms that were passed before January 1, 1987, and affirmatively declares that any local ordinances adopted prior to January 1, 1987, are invalid. The bill also removes language relating to the purchase of handguns that would allow a more stringent local ordinance relating to purchase or transfer of firearms adopted prior to January 1, 1987, to supersede state law relating to purchase or transfer. This change is necessary because the bill would invalidate any such local ordinance. This bill incorporates HB 483.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040010324  pdf
• 01/30/04  House: Committee substitute printed 045313324-H1  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB530ER)  pdf
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040010324
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/30/04  House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
• 01/30/04  House: Committee substitute printed 045313324-H1
• 02/02/04  House: Read first time
• 02/03/04  House: Read second time
• 02/03/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 045313324-H1
• 02/03/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB530H1
• 02/04/04  House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 18-N)
• 02/04/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 18-N)
• 02/04/04  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/04/04  House: Passed House (82-Y 15-N)
• 02/04/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (82-Y 15-N)
• 02/04/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/01/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)
• 03/02/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/04  Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
• 03/03/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (31-Y 9-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB530ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/14/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)