VA SB323 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Purchase of handguns; eliminate limitation on handgun purchases. Eliminates the prohibition on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.

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Title

Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N) (Y: 65 N: 32 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257)
2012-03-13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 257 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-27 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-27 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB323ER)
2012-02-27 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-22 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N)
2012-02-22 House: Passed House (64-Y 32-N)
2012-02-22 House: Read third time
2012-02-21 House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-20 House: Read second time
2012-02-17 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N)
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2012-02-03 Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-02-02 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-01 Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-02-01 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-31 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
2012-01-30 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100650D

Same As/Similar To

HB940 (Same As) 2012-02-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182308.2:2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB323
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB323+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB323ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0257+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0071+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0092+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0187SB0323+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0204SB0323+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0243SB0323+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H15V0088+SB0323
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0996+SB0323

Bill Comments

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