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2024 SESSION
HB 861 Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
Introduced by: Phil M. Hernandez | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Weapons; possession or transportation; hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly possess in or transport into the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, any (i) firearm or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) knife, except a pocket knife having a folding metal blade of less than three inches; or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at the public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition. This bill is identical to SB 515.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101429D pdf
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106763D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/08/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/24 House: Governor's substitute printed 24109201D-H2 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's recommendation
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101429D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/24 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/23/24 House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/01/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106763D-H1
- 02/02/24 House: Incorporates HB23 (Laufer)
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106763D-H1
- 02/07/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB861H1
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/24 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 by for the day
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 19-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Chair votes No
- 03/04/24 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 03/08/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
- 03/08/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/24 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 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/27/24 House: Governor's substitute printed 24109201D-H2
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 98-N)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
- 05/17/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor