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SB 953 Muzzleloader firearms; definition.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Muzzleloader firearms; definition. Incorporates the Virginia criminal law definition of a muzzleloader into the current statutory definitions of muzzleloading pistol, muzzleloading rifle, and muzzleloading shotgun located in Title 29.1 (Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating).
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102126D pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102126D
- 12/31/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/17 Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/17 Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/26/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 House: Read second time
- 02/10/17 House: Read third time
- 02/10/17 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, D.W. agreed to
- 02/10/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/10/17 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER)
- 02/16/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/23/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)