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2013 SESSION
HB 2235 Firearms; increases penalties for use, display, or discharge during commission of certain felonies.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Use, display, or discharge of firearm in committing felony. Increases (exclusively mandatory minimum) penalties for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies from three to four years for a first offense and from five to six years for a second or subsequent offense.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/13 House: Presented and ordered printed 13100098D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104019D-H1 pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/13 House: Presented and ordered printed 13100098D
- 01/13/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104019D-H1
- 01/25/13 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/13 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time
- 02/04/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104019D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2235H1
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/13 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/13 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/13 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/21/13 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/13 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/13 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senators: Garrett, McDougle, Stuart
- 02/21/13 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/13 House: Delegates: Lingamfelter, Merricks, Surovell
- 02/23/13 House: No further action taken
- 02/23/13 House: Failed to pass in House