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2009 SESSION

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HB 1851 Firearms; purchase by members of United States Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Purchase of firearms by members of the United States Armed Forces.  Allows active duty service members of the United States Armed Forces or the Virginia National Guard to purchase more than one handgun within a 30-day period. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2010.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095987600  pdf
• 02/09/09  House: Printed as engrossed 095987600-E  pdf
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1851ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095987600
• 01/12/09  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 amendments (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/09  House: Read first time
• 02/09/09  House: Read second time
• 02/09/09  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/09  House: Speaker ruled Amendment by Delegate Athey not germane
• 02/09/09  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1851E
• 02/09/09  House: Printed as engrossed 095987600-E
• 02/10/09  House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
• 02/10/09  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (86-Y 13-N)
• 02/11/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/09  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/24/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/09  Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
• 03/04/09  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1851ER)
• 03/05/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/07/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  House: Governor's veto overridden (73-Y 26-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (73-Y 26-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (26-Y 14-N)