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HB 1391 Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Protective orders; possession of firearms; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for family abuse to possess a firearm while the order is in effect. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person. Under current law, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person subject to a protective order to purchase or transport a firearm. This bill is identical to SB 49.
FULL TEXT
- 02/01/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104976D pdf | impact statements
- 02/05/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105189D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16105189D-EH1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/22/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1391ER) pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 02/01/16 House: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 02/01/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104976D
- 02/01/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/05/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105189D-H1
- 02/08/16 House: Read first time
- 02/09/16 House: Read second time
- 02/09/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105189D-H1
- 02/09/16 House: Amendment by Delegate Murphy agreed to
- 02/09/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1391EH1
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16105189D-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 (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1391ER)
- 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 48 (effective 7/1/16)
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048)