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2016 SESSION
HB 768 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim 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, and family abuse. 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.
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- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100430D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/11/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Speaker ruled Amendments by Delegate Simon not germane
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/02/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)