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2004 SESSION
HB 79 Firearms; penalty for possession or transportation by certain persons.
Introduced by: Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Possession or transportation of firearms by certain persons. Provides that a person who is not a citizen and is not lawfully present in the United States shall be subject to punishment as a Class 6 felon for possession of any firearm. Currently, the law prohibits the possession of an assault weapon by any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who is not a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/20/03 041303556 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/04 House: Printed as engrossed 041303556-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB79ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/20/03 041303556
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/23/04 House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/04 House: Read first time
- 01/27/04 House: Read second time
- 01/27/04 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/27/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB79E
- 01/27/04 House: Printed as engrossed 041303556-E
- 01/28/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/29/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/02/04 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/04/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/04 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/08/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB79ER)
- 03/23/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/14/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347)