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2013 SESSION

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HB 2235 Firearms; increases penalties for use, display, or discharge during commission of certain felonies.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Use, display, or discharge of firearm in committing felony. Increases (exclusively mandatory minimum) penalties for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies from three to four years for a first offense and from five to six years for a second or subsequent offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/13  House: Presented and ordered printed 13100098D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/13  House: Committee substitute printed 13104019D-H1  pdf | impact statements

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/13/13  House: Presented and ordered printed 13100098D
• 01/13/13  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/13  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/23/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/13  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/25/13  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/13  House: Committee substitute printed 13104019D-H1
• 01/25/13  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/29/13  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
• 01/31/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/13  House: Read first time
• 02/04/13  House: Read second time
• 02/04/13  House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104019D-H1
• 02/04/13  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2235H1
• 02/05/13  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/13  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/13  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/18/13  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/13  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/13  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/20/13  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/13  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/13  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/13  House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
• 02/21/13  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/21/13  House: House acceded to request
• 02/21/13  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senators: Garrett, McDougle, Stuart
• 02/21/13  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/21/13  House: Delegates: Lingamfelter, Merricks, Surovell
• 02/23/13  House: No further action taken
• 02/23/13  House: Failed to pass in House