Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB953
Legislation Overview
Title: Muzzleloader firearms; definition.
Subject: Weapons: Firearms: Game Inland Fisheries and Boating
Description: Muzzleloader firearms; definition. Incorporates the Virginia criminal law definition of a muzzleloader into the current statutory definitions of muzzleloading pistol, muzzleloading rifle, and muzzleloading shotgun located in Title 29.1 (Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating).
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)
Last Action Date: February 23, 2017
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Frank Ruff (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161) | |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (effective 7/1/17) | |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Signed by President |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017 | |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17 |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 16, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2017 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Amendment by Delegate Marshall, D.W. agreed to |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 8, 2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Senate | Dec 31, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Dec 31, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102126D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 23, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 16, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 31, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
