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SB 1513 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
Introduced by: Ralph K. Smith | 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 HB 1655.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098765326 pdf
- 02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 091458326-S1 pdf
- 03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1513ER) pdf
- 03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098765326
- 01/23/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 091458326-S1
- 02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 091458326-S1
- 02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1513S1
- 02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/20/09 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/23/09 House: Read second time
- 02/24/09 House: Read third time
- 02/24/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendment (84-Y 13-N)
- 02/24/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (84-Y 13-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/25/09 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (9-Y 28-N)
- 02/26/09 House: House insisted on amendment
- 02/26/09 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/26/09 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 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 (86-Y 9-N)
- 02/28/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (86-Y 9-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1513ER)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772)