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2016 SESSION
HB 1386 Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Firearms shows; voluntary background checks; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at firearms shows if requested by a party involved in a transaction. The promoter of the firearms show shall furnish the Department of State Police sufficient facilities to perform the background checks. In order for the bill to become effective, the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the policies and procedures that the Department of State Police will use to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 715.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16100557D pdf | impact statements
- 02/05/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105192D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16105192D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1386ER) pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16100557D
- 01/22/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/05/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105192D-H1
- 02/08/16 House: Read first time
- 02/09/16 House: Read second time
- 02/09/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105192D-H1
- 02/09/16 House: Amendment by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to
- 02/09/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1386EH1
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16105192D-EH1
- 02/10/16 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1386ER)
- 02/22/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/16
- 02/22/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016
- 02/26/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective - see bill)
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)