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SB 544 Concealed handgun permits; exemption includes any judge or justice of the Commonwealth.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Concealed handgun permit; judges exempt. Provides that a judge or justice of the Commonwealth may carry a concealed handgun throughout the Commonwealth without a permit. This bill is identical to HB 332.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102950D pdf
- 02/19/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105641D-H1 pdf
- 03/09/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106312D-S1 pdf
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER) pdf
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102950D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/12/16 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
- 02/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105641D-H1
- 02/22/16 House: Read second time
- 02/23/16 House: Read third time
- 02/23/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105641D-H1
- 02/23/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB544H1
- 02/23/16 House: Passed House with substitute (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 02/26/16 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/26/16 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/01/16 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/01/16 Senate: Senators: Newman, Deeds, Carrico
- 03/02/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/16 House: Delegates: Miller, Cline, Tyler
- 03/09/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106312D-S1
- 03/10/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (70-Y 26-N)
- 03/10/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (70-Y 26-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 03/25/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 589 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589)