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SB 1300 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount available in the Fund. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses or classes. This bill is identical to HB 1853.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103054D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103054D-E pdf
- 02/10/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105394D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1300ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103054D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/17 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/02/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1300E
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103054D-E
- 02/06/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105394D-H1
- 02/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/13/17 House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/17 House: Read second time
- 02/15/17 House: Read third time
- 02/15/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105394D-H1
- 02/15/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1300H1
- 02/15/17 House: Passed House with substitute (68-Y 30-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 30-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105394D-S1
- 02/17/17 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1300ER)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
- 02/23/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/05/17 Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/05/17 Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto