VA SB226 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)

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

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Title

Firearms; answering mental health questions on consent form required when purchasing, etc.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-04-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)
2008-04-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB226ER2)
2008-04-23 Senate: Reenrolled
2008-04-23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22 Senate: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2008-03-26 Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB226ER)
2008-03-24 Senate: 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 Senate: Conference substitute printed 080542272-S1
2008-03-06 House: Delegates: Janis, Kilgore, Bowling
2008-03-06 House: Conferees appointed by House
2008-03-06 Senate: Senators: McDougle, Edwards, Quayle
2008-03-06 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2008-03-06 Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 0-N)
2008-03-06 House: House requested conference committee
2008-03-06 House: House insisted on substitute
2008-03-06 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
2008-03-05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB226H1
2008-03-05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081580568-H1
2008-03-05 House: Read third time
2008-03-04 House: Read second time
2008-03-03 House: Committee substitute printed 081580568-H1
2008-02-29 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
2008-02-11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-11 House: Read first time
2008-02-11 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-31 Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-31 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30 Senate: Printed as engrossed 083806272-E
2008-01-30 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB226E
2008-01-30 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-30 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-30 Senate: Read second time
2008-01-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-21 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
2008-01-07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083806272

Same As/Similar To

HB709 (Same As) 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

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