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1994 SESSION
HB 649 Firearms purchases.
Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Firearms purchases. Requires the clerk of court to send to the CCRE an abstract of findings of incompetence under § 37.1-128.02 or incapacity under § 37.1-128.1, a specific finding of incapacity to possess a firearm under § 37.1-128.1, a restoration of competency or capacity under § 37.1-134.1 and a copy of any order of involuntary commitment to a hospital, for firearms record check purposes. This information is to be kept confidential in a separate file and used only for purposes of such record check.
Upon entry of a protective (preliminary, emergency or final) order in a family abuse case and proof of service, the clerk forwards a copy to local law enforcement, for entry of the offender's name into the VCIN system.
The intentional purchase, possession, or transport of a firearm by a person adjudicated legally incompetent, found to be incapacitated or involuntarily committed, during the term of the commitment, to a mental hospital is made punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Purchase or transportation of a firearm by a person subject to a protective order is also made punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. A forfeiture provision is included.
A person whose competence or capacity has been restored or as to whom a protective order has been dissolved would no longer be subject to the prohibitions. Persons who have been discharged from involuntary commitment may petition the circuit court for restoration of the right to purchase or possess a firearm and the court may grant the petition for good cause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/14/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD3400112 (HB649H1) pdf
- 03/03/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3487112 (HB649S1) pdf
- 03/18/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER) pdf
- 04/26/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0907) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/14/94 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD3400112 (HB649H1)
- 02/14/94 House: Read first time
- 02/15/94 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/15/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/15/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/17/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/02/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3487112 (HB649S1)
- 03/03/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/94 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/94 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/04/94 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/94 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER)
- 03/22/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/23/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/94 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/94 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/94 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/94 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOVERNOR'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/94 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/20/94 House: Reenrolled
- 04/20/94 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/20/94 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/20/94 House: Enacted, Chapter 907 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/26/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0907)