Virginia House Bill 1096 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Regulation of firearms by state entities. Prohibits any state entity from adopting or enforcing any rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof unless expressly authorized by statute. The bill invalidates any such rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action adopted by a state entity prior to July 1, 2016. The bill does not prohibit a law-enforcement officer from acting within the scope of his duties, nor does it apply to the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of State Police, Virginia National Guard, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Virginia Port Authority, Office of the State Inspector General, Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, each office of an attorney for the Commonwealth, or any institution of higher education. The bill allows entities to adopt or enforce rules or regulations necessary for compliance with the Fire Prevention Code or necessary for the operation of Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. The bill expressly authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to create certain regulations governing the possession, carrying, transportation, and storage of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof.

Firearms; regulation by state entities prohibited.

Del. Michael Webert [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Christopher Collins [R]	Del. James Edmunds [R]
Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Charles Poindexter [R]

2016-04-20 - House - House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N) (Y: 68 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N) (Y: 67 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (63-Y 35-N) (Y: 65 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 34-N) (Y: 66 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-20	House	Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto
2016-04-20	House	VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N)
2016-04-20	House	House sustained Governor's veto (66-Y 34-N)
2016-04-20	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-03-23		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2016-03-07		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-07	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
2016-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-03	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-03	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1096ER)
2016-03-03	House	Enrolled
2016-03-02	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N)
2016-03-02	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N)
2016-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-29	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 17-N)
2016-02-29	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2016-02-29	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2016-02-29	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2016-02-29	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-24	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-11	House	VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (63-Y 35-N)
2016-02-11	House	Passed House (63-Y 35-N)
2016-02-11	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2016-02-11	House	Passed by temporarily
2016-02-11	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 34-N)
2016-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
2016-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1096H1
2016-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16104695D-H1
2016-02-10	House	Read second time
2016-02-09	House	Passed by for the day
2016-02-08	House	Read first time
2016-02-05	House	Incorporates HB593
2016-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 16104695D-H1
2016-02-05	House	Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2016-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
2016-01-18	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2016-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2016-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100024D

HB593 (Similar To) 2016-01-29 - Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	601.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1096
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1096+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1096H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1096ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1501V0007+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H15V0046+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0429+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0441+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0322+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0676HB1096+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0712HB1096+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1112+HB1096
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1391+HB1096