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2024 SESSION

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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