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2024 SESSION
HB 1195 Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. This bill is identical to SB 273.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104388D pdf | impact statements
- 03/07/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1195ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments not adopted
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104388D
- 01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/30/24 House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/01/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/24 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/07/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Motion to pass by Floor amendment by Delegate Gilbert agreed to (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/29/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/24 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/07/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1195ER)
- 03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 House: House sustained Governor's veto