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1995 SESSION
SB 744 Concealed weapons permits.
Introduced by: Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Concealed handgun permits. Modifies the criteria for issuance of a permit which is made applicable to only handguns. Under current law, an applicant must demonstrate a need for the permit. The bill requires issuance of a permit to any person 21 years of age or older unless a disqualifying event has occurred (e.g., the person was convicted of a felony; was convicted of two or more misdemeanors, excluding traffic infractions and reckless driving, within the three-year period immediately preceding the application; is an illegal alien; was adjudicated incompetent; was involuntarily committed; is subject to a protective order; or is alleged by the sheriff, chief of police or attorney for the Commonwealth to intend to unlawfully use the weapon to endanger others; etc.).
The bill also specifies certain identifying information, including a color photo of the permittee, which must be included in the permit. An applicant denied a permit who successfully appeals the denial is entitled to reimbursement for taxable costs from the Commonwealth. The bill allows the clerk to charge a fee of $10 for costs incurred in connection with a permit application. Local law-enforcement agencies may charge up to $35 for conducting an investigation pursuant to the section, and the State Police may charge up to five dollars for processing the application. Permits must be issued within 45 days of receipt of the completed application unless the applicant is disqualified, except that permits issued prior to July 1, 1996, must be issued within 90 days. Permittees are specifically prohibited from carrying a concealed handgun into any place of business or event which has a license to sell or serve alcoholic beverages on premises.
The prohibition against carrying a concealed weapon is made inapplicable to Capitol Police officers and to any retired State Police officer with at least 15 years of service, unless terminated for cause, if the officer carries with him written proof of consultation with and approval of the need to carry a concealed weapon issued by the Superintendent of State Police.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD6403665 pdf
- 02/03/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD6356665-S1 pdf
- 02/07/95 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted LD6356665-S1 pdf
- 02/07/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD6356665-ES1 pdf
- 02/20/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD4242665-H1 pdf
- 02/22/95 House: Floor substitute printed LD4248428-H2 (Reynolds) pdf
- 02/28/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB744ER) pdf
- 04/10/95 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB744ER) pdf
- 05/09/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0829) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments rejected
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/13/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD6403665
- 01/13/95 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/95 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Concealed Weapons Permits
- 02/01/95 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/01/95 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/02/95 Senate: Reported from Finance (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD6356665-S1
- 02/03/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/95 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted LD6356665-S1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/95 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/95 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to LD6356665-S1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #1 agreed to (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #2 agreed to (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendments #3 & 4 rejected (15-Y 25-N) (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 3,4 (15-Y 25-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #5 withdrawn (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #6 rejected (17-Y 23-N) (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 6 (17-Y 23-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #7 rejected (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #8 rejected (16-Y 24-N) (Marye)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 8 (16-Y 24-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #1 withdrawn (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #2 rejected (15-Y 22-N) (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 2 (15-Y 22-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #3 rejected (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #4 agreed to (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendment #5 agreed to (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Floor amendments #6 thru 12 rejected (Woods)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amds LD6356665-ES1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD6356665-ES1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Motion for pending question agreed to (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Read first time
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/95 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/20/95 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD4242665-H1
- 02/21/95 House: Read second time
- 02/22/95 House: Read third time
- 02/22/95 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 02/22/95 House: Committee substitute agreed to LD4242665-H1 (53-Y 45-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (53-Y 45-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor substitute Void LD4248428-H2 (Reynolds)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor substitute printed LD4248428-H2 (Reynolds)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment rejected (Newman)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #1 rejected (Melvin) (44-Y 55-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (44-Y 55-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #2 rejected (Melvin) (32-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (32-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #1 rejected (Cunningham) (30-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment agreed to (Cohen) (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #1 agreed to (Reynolds) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #2 agreed to (Reynolds) (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #1 rejected (Marshall) (26-Y 72-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 72-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #2 rejected (Marshall) (41-Y 56-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (41-Y 56-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #3 rejected (Marshall) (18-Y 72-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (18-Y 72-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #4 rejected (Marshall) (19-Y 74-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (19-Y 74-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment rejected (Brickley) (42-Y 48-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (42-Y 48-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #1 rejected (Almand) (30-Y 68-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 68-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #2 rejected (Almand) (29-Y 68-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (29-Y 68-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #2 rejected (Cunningham) (40-Y 57-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (40-Y 57-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment withdrawn (May)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment agreed to (McDonnell) (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment agreed to (Miller) (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment rejected (Jones, J.C.) (34-Y 63-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 63-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment agreed to (Wilkins) (55-Y 40-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 40-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #3 agreed to (Melvin) (72-Y 23-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (72-Y 23-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment reconsidered (Brickley)
- 02/22/95 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment rejected (Brickley) (30-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED #2 (30-Y 67-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #3 withdrawn (Reynolds)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment #4 withdrawn (Reynolds)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment agreed to (Cranwell) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Floor amendment withdrawn (Mims)
- 02/22/95 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds. LD4242665-H1
- 02/22/95 House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/22/95 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/23/95 Senate: Reading of substitute w/amds. waived
- 02/23/95 Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: Rec. of House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (25-Y 13-N)
- 02/28/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB744ER)
- 03/06/95 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/95 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #1 (32-Y 7-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 1 (32-Y 7-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #2 (26-Y 13-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 2 (26-Y 13-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #3 (23-Y 15-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 3 (23-Y 15-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #4 (23-Y 15-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 4 (23-Y 15-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #5 (20-Y 19-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 5 (20-Y 19-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #6 (26-Y 12-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 6 (26-Y 12-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #7 (26-Y 13-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 7 (26-Y 13-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #8 (23-Y 17-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 8 (23-Y 17-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #9 (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 9 (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #10 (21-Y 19-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 10 (21-Y 19-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation #11 (28-Y 12-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 11 (28-Y 12-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #1 (82-Y 17-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 1 ADOPTION (82-Y 17-N)
- 04/06/95 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #2 (65-Y 34-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 2 ADOPTION (65-Y 34-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation #3 (7-Y 93-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 3 REJECTED (7-Y 93-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #4 (62-Y 38-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 4 ADOPTION (62-Y 38-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #5, 7 (92-Y 8-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDTS 5,7 ADOPTION (92-Y 8-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #6 (76-Y 24-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 6 ADOPTION (76-Y 24-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #8 (69-Y 28-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 8 ADOPTION (69-Y 28-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #9 (59-Y 40-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 9 ADOPTION (59-Y 40-N)
- 04/06/95 House: Rec. of Gov's recommendation #8 agreed to
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #8 (67-Y 32-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 8 ADOPTION #2 (67-Y 32-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation #10 (42-Y 53-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 10 REJECTED (42-Y 53-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #11 (83-Y 17-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: AMDT 11 ADOPTION (83-Y 17-N)
- 04/06/95 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in part
- 04/06/95 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/10/95 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB744ER)
- 04/13/95 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/13/95 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/14/95 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 05/05/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 829 (effective 7/1/95)
- 05/09/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0829)