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SB 715 Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police, penalties.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Firearms shows; voluntary background checks; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at firearms shows if requested by a party involved in a transaction. The promoter of the firearms show shall furnish the Department of State Police sufficient facilities to perform the background checks. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 1386.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104610D pdf | impact statements
- 02/05/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105194D-S1 (Edwards) pdf | impact statements
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB715ER) pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0044) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104610D
- 01/21/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/03/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105194D-S1 (Edwards)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/05/16 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/05/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/16 Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards agreed to 16105194D-S1
- 02/05/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB715S1
- 02/05/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/16/16 House: Passed by until Friday, February 19, 2016
- 02/17/16 House: Motion to reconsider pass by until Friday, February 19, 2016 agreed to
- 02/17/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/16 House: Read third time
- 02/19/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/16 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/19/16 House: Passed House with amendment (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/19/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB715ER)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/22/16
- 02/22/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016
- 02/26/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 44 (effective - see bill)
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0044)