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2012 SESSION
HB 940 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Purchase of handguns; eliminate limitation on handgun purchases. Eliminates the prohibition on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period. This bill is identical to SB 323.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101764D pdf
- 02/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101764D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/25/12 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/26/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/12 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/12 House: Read first time
- 01/31/12 House: Read second time
- 01/31/12 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/31/12 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/01/12 House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N)
- 02/01/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 32-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/12 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/15/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER)
- 02/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective 7/1/12)
- 02/28/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)