VA HB709 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 709 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

Summary

Purchase of firearms; consent form; mental health questions. Requires that a person seeking to purchase a firearm from a firearms dealer answer questions on the state background check consent form concerning whether the applicant has ever been acquitted by reason of insanity, been adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated, adjudicated an incapacitated person, or been involuntarily admitted to a facility or involuntarily ordered to outpatient mental health treatment. This bill is identical to

Title

Firearms; person legally incompetent, etc. prohibited from purchasing, possessing or transporting.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)
2008-04-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 854 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23		House: Reenrolled bill text (HB709ER2)
2008-04-23		House: Reenrolled
2008-04-23		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11		House: Governor's recommendation received by House
2008-03-26		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
2008-03-24		House: Enrolled
2008-03-08		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		Senate: Reading of conference report waived
2008-03-08		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		House: Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-07		House: Conference substitute printed 080541568-H1
2008-03-06		Senate: Senators: McDougle, Edwards, Quayle
2008-03-06		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2008-03-06		House: Delegates: Janis, Kilgore, Bowling
2008-03-06		House: Conferees appointed by House
2008-03-06		House: House acceded to request
2008-03-06		Senate: Senate requested conference committee
2008-03-06		Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
2008-03-05		House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
2008-03-05		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB709S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 089608272-S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Committee substitute printed 089608272-S1
2008-02-28		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		House: Printed as engrossed 081415568-E
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB709E
2008-02-11		House: Speaker ruled amendment by Delegate Scott, J.M. not germane
2008-02-11		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081415568