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HB 885 Concealed weapons; person may carry a handgun in motor vehicle or vessel if secured in compartment.
Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Possession of concealed weapons in vehicles. Creates a new exemption to the general prohibition against carrying concealed weapons by allowing a person who may lawfully possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private motor vehicle or vessel if the handgun is secured in a container or compartment.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102254D pdf
- 02/12/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104822D-H1 pdf
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB885ER) pdf
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB885ER2) pdf
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102254D
- 01/13/10 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/27/10 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/28/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (3-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/10 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104822D-H1
- 02/14/10 House: Read first time
- 02/15/10 House: Read second time
- 02/15/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104822D-H1
- 02/15/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB885H1
- 02/16/10 House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 25-N)
- 02/16/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (74-Y 25-N)
- 02/17/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
- 03/09/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/10 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/10/10 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/10/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/10/10 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/10/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/11/10 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (69-Y 28-N)
- 03/11/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (69-Y 28-N)
- 03/22/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB885ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/10 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (71-Y 24-N)
- 04/21/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (71-Y 24-N)
- 04/21/10 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB885ER2)
- 04/21/10 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Enacted, Chapter 841 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841)