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SB 608 Firearms; confiscation, reporting, and return by law enforcement.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Confiscation, reporting, and return of firearms by law enforcement. Replaces current requirements that law-enforcement agencies report information regarding confiscated firearms to the Department of State Police with a requirement that such information be reported to a firearms tracing system maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice. The bill requires law-enforcement agencies to return stolen firearms to the rightful owner unless the person is prohibited from possessing the firearm or it is needed in a criminal prosecution.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103595D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103595D
- 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: #1
- 02/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 House: Read second time
- 02/23/16 House: Read third time
- 02/23/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/23/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER)
- 02/24/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
- 02/25/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
- 03/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)