VA SB520 | 2016 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 520 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-20 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Concealed handgun permit; demonstration of competence. Removes the option for concealed handgun permit applicants to demonstrate competence with a handgun by completing an electronic, video, or online course conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor. The bill does not affect any in-person means of satisfying the requirement to demonstrate competence with a handgun under current law.

Title

Concealed handgun permit; demonstration of competence.

Roll Calls

2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 8-N) (Y: 5 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-20	Senate	Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 8-N)
2016-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101822D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.06	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB520
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB520+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0051+SB0520