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2007 SESSION

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HB 2853 Stun weapons; eliminates references to tasers throughout Code.

Introduced by: Brian J. Moran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Stun weapons; definition. Eliminates references to "tasers" throughout the Code of Virginia, and amends the definition of a "stun weapon" to mean any device that emits a momentary or pulsed output, which is electrical, audible, optical or electromagnetic in nature, and which is designed to temporarily incapacitate a person. Previously, the Code of Virginia differentiated between this type of mechanism and a taser, which was defined as emitting a shock through the use of a projectile.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075842424  pdf
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2853ER)  pdf
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075842424
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/26/07  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
• 01/26/07  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (19-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/07  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/20/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/07  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2853ER)
• 03/12/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)