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2024 SESSION
SB 522 Purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence with a firearm or completion of training course.
Introduced by: Angelia Williams Graves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence with a firearm or completion of a firearms safety or training course; penalty. Requires that a prospective purchaser of a firearm present proof that such prospective purchaser has demonstrated competence with a firearm or completed a firearms safety or training course, as specified in the bill, within the past five years.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104570D pdf | impact statements
- 02/23/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24108226D-H1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104570D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/22/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/19/24 House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
- 02/23/24 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/23/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24108226D-H1
- 02/27/24 House: Read second time
- 02/28/24 House: Read third time
- 02/28/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24108226D-H1
- 02/28/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB522H1
- 02/28/24 House: Passed House with substitute (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/28/24 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/04/24 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/04/24 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senators: Williams Graves, Carroll Foy, Peake
- 03/06/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/24 House: Delegates: Simon, Helmer, Webert
- 03/09/24 Senate: No further action taken
- 03/09/24 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate