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2012 SESSION

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HB 20 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep and bear arms.

Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Emergency services and disasters; constitutional rights.  Provides that nothing in the Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms. This bill is identical to SB 245.

FULL TEXT

• 12/06/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100312D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 12/06/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100312D
• 12/06/11  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
• 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/12  House: Read first time
• 01/31/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/13/12  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/14/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/15/12  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/15/12  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/15/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/16/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/12  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/12  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER)
• 02/21/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/01/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/01/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)