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2012 SESSION
HB 22 Firearms; disposition thereof acquired by localities.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Disposition of firearms. Provides that no locality may participate in any program in which individuals are given a thing of value in exchange for surrendering a firearm to the locality unless the governing body of the locality has enacted an ordinance authorizing the participation of the locality. The ordinance shall require that such firearms shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer before otherwise disposing of, which may include destruction or sale to a dealer.
FULL TEXT
- 12/07/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100455D pdf
- 02/22/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER) pdf
- 03/10/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB22ER2) pdf
- 03/10/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/07/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100455D
- 12/07/11 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 (4-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 and engrossed
- 02/01/12 House: Read third time and passed House (77-Y 22-N)
- 02/01/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 22-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/17/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/12 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/22/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER)
- 02/22/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/12 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/08/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 18-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 18-N)
- 03/10/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/10/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/10/12 House: Reenrolled
- 03/10/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB22ER2)
- 03/10/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/10/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/10/12 House: Enacted, Chapter 211 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/10/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211)