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2019 SESSION
SB 1251 Switchblade knives; manufacture and distribution.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Manufacture and distribution of switchblade knives. Exempts from the prohibition on selling or possessing switchblade knives the possession of any switchblade knife by a manufacturer or distributor in the course of his employment, or employee thereof in the course of his employment, and the wholesale or retail sale of a switchblade knife by a manufacturer or distributor through which the switchblade knife is shipped to any person outside of the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102677D pdf
- 02/18/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19107204D-H1 pdf
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/05/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102677D
- 01/05/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N)
- 01/15/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/21/19 House: Read first time
- 01/21/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/15/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19107204D-H1
- 02/19/19 House: Read second time
- 02/20/19 House: Read third time
- 02/20/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19107204D-H1
- 02/20/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1251H1
- 02/20/19 House: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 42-N)
- 02/20/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 42-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Title replaced 19107204D-H1
- 02/23/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/03/19 Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Requires 2/3 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form