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HB 1432 Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed.
Introduced by: R. Lee Ware | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Carrying a switchblade knife; exception. Authorizes any person to carry a switchblade knife concealed when such knife is carried for the purpose of engaging in a lawful profession or lawful recreational activity the performance of which is aided by the use of a switchblade knife. The bill removes switchblade knives from the list of weapons the selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing of which is a Class 4 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 1347.
FULL TEXT
- 11/16/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100835D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17100835D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1432ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/16/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100835D
- 11/16/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/16/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 4-N)
- 01/20/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 7-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Read first time
- 01/25/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/17 House: Read second time
- 01/27/17 House: Amendment by Delegate Ware agreed to
- 01/27/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1432E
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17100835D-E
- 01/30/17 House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 39-N)
- 01/30/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 39-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/08/17 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/10/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1432ER)
- 02/10/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/13/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17
- 02/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017
- 02/20/17 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 02/22/17 House: Passed by until Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- 04/05/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/05/17 House: House sustained Governor's veto