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2015 SESSION
HB 2009 Firearms, certain; law-enforcement certification.
Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Law-enforcement certification of certain firearms. Provides that when the certification of a chief law-enforcement officer is required by federal law for transfer of a firearm as defined in the National Firearms Act, such certification must be provided within 60 days if the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving the firearm. If the applicant is prohibited by law from receiving the firearm, the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason for the prohibition. For the purposes of the bill, the definition of "firearm" is limited to machine guns, rifles and shotguns of a certain length, weapons made from certain rifles or shotguns, and silencers. If the chief law-enforcement officer fails to provide certification within 60 days, the applicant has a right to an ore tenus hearing in circuit court and, unless the evidence shows that the applicant is prohibited by law from receiving the firearm, the court shall order the chief law-enforcement officer to issue the certification within five business days.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103495D pdf
- 02/06/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104621D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2009ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103495D
- 01/14/15 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 02/05/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104621D-H1
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104621D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2009H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/15 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/25/15 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/15 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/25/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/15 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 29-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (71-Y 29-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2009ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/27/15 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/14/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 House: Governor's veto overridden (68-Y 31-N)
- 04/15/15 House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (68-Y 31-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
- 04/15/15 Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 18-N)