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SB 49 Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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 HB 1391.
FULL TEXT
- 12/16/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100702D pdf | impact statements
- 02/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104977D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/05/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105191D-S2 (Howell) pdf | impact statements
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB49ER) pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/16/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100702D
- 12/16/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104977D-S1
- 02/01/16 Senate: Incorporates SB96
- 02/01/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/03/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/16 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 16104977D-S1
- 02/05/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105191D-S2 (Howell)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/16 Senate: Substitute by Senator Howell agreed to 16105191D-S2
- 02/05/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB49S2
- 02/05/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/16/16 House: Passed by until Friday, February 19, 2016
- 02/17/16 House: Motion to reconsider pass by until Friday, February 19, 2016 agreed to
- 02/17/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/16 House: Read third time
- 02/19/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/16 House: Passed House with amendment (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/19/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB49ER)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/16 Senate: 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 49 (effective 7/1/16)
- 02/26/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049)