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2020 SESSION
SB 35 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Control of firearms by localities; permitted events. Authorizes any locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. Provisions limiting the authority of localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others are also repealed. The bill also provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a gun buy-back program shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering such firearm requests in writing that such surrendered firearm be sold. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the activities of a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program operated at a public or private institution of higher education or (ii) any intercollegiate athletics program operated by a public or private institution of higher education and governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or any club sports team recognized by a public or private institution of higher education where the sport engaged in by such program or team involves the use of a firearm. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill incorporates SB 450, SB 505, SB 506, and SB 615. This bill is identical to HB 421.
FULL TEXT
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100476D pdf | impact statements
- 01/13/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105646D-S1 pdf
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108812D-H1 pdf
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER) pdf
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB35ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1247) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100476D
- 11/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/13/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Incorporates SB615 (Deeds)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Incorporates SB450 (Edwards)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Incorporates SB505 (Edwards)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Incorporates SB506 (Edwards)
- 01/13/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105646D-S1
- 01/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/15/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/15/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105646D-S1
- 01/15/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1
- 01/16/20 Senate: Chair rules that bill does not violate the single object rule
- 01/16/20 Senate: Ruling of Chair Sustained (21-Y 19-N)
- 01/16/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/20 House: Read first time
- 02/21/20 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108812D-H1
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/26/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108812D-H1
- 02/26/20 House: Amendment by Delegate Price agreed to
- 02/26/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB35H1
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108812D-H1
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N)
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (48-Y 44-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB35ER2)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1247 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1247)