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2009 SESSION
HB 1655 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Control of firearms; award of court costs and fees. Allows a court to award reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs to any entity that prevails in an action challenging an ordinance, resolution or motion as being in conflict with a locality's authority to control firearms pursuant to § 15.2-915. Attorney fees may also be awarded to the prevailing party in an action challenging an administrative action taken in bad faith as being in conflict with the section. This bill is identical to SB 1513.
FULL TEXT
- 12/12/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097759460 pdf
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 096018460-H1 pdf
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1655ER) pdf
- 03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/12/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097759460
- 12/12/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/21/09 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/21/09 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/27/09 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/29/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/06/09 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 096018460-H1
- 02/08/09 House: Read first time
- 02/09/09 House: Read second time
- 02/09/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 096018460-H1
- 02/09/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1655H1
- 02/10/09 House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 16-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 16-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/09 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (18-Y 81-N)
- 02/23/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (18-Y 81-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/09 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/09 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/09 House: Delegates: Carrico, Wright, Bowling
- 02/26/09 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/09 Senate: Senators: Puller, Smith, Marsh
- 02/28/09 House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (84-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1655ER)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 735 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735)