Weapons
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school. [HB-356]
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Relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Huberty
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/27/2017
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Relating to an educational program and fee reductions to improve firearm safety. [HB-111]
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Relating to an educational program and fee reductions to improve firearm safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph E. Moody
Read First Time on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permits; expiration notice. [HB-1466]
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Renewal of concealed handgun permits; notice. Provides that if a clerk has an electronic system for the application for and issuance of concealed handgun permits and such system has the capability of sending electronic notices to a permit holder, the clerk shall send the permit holder an electronic email notice that the permit will expire at least 90 days prior to such expiration. The bill provides that such notice shall be sent only if the applicant provides his email or other electronic address on his permit application, which shall request but
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Cole
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0099) on 02/20/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to limiting the locations in which a license holder may openly carry a handgun; restricting an exception to a criminal offense. [HB-291]
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Relating to limiting the locations in which a license holder may openly carry a handgun; restricting an exception to a criminal offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Johnson
Read First Time on 02/13/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding firearms. [SB-104]
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Relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding firearms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 01/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law enforcement, local; fees for concealed handgun permits, courthouse and courtroom security. [HB-1458]
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Local law enforcement; fees for concealed handgun permits; courthouse and courtroom security; assessment. Eliminates (i) the fee, under current law up to $35, that a local law-enforcement agency is permitted to charge for conducting the background investigation for a concealed handgun permit and (ii) the requirement that the local law-enforcement agency forward to the State Police any amount assessed by the FBI for providing criminal history record information in the background investigation. The bill makes discretionary the current mandatory fee
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to commissioned security officers employed by the board of trustees of a school district. [SB-101]
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Relating to commissioned security officers employed by the board of trustees of a school district.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 01/25/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun. [SB-138]
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Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicholas Van Campen Taylor
Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/08/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Hearing Protection Act," which deletes the prohibition on possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a firearm silencer. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1301 and Section 39-17-1302. [HB-11]
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As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Hearing Protection Act," which deletes the prohibition on possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a firearm silencer. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1301 and Section 39-17-1302.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron M. Gant
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 339 on 05/19/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed. [HB-1432]
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Carrying a switchblade knife; exception. Authorizes any person to carry a switchblade knife concealed when such knife is carried for the purpose of engaging in a lawful profession or lawful recreational activity the performance of which is aided by the use of a switchblade knife. The bill removes switchblade knives from the list of weapons the selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing of which is a Class 4 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 1347.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm transactions; voluntary background checks, clarification of provisions. [SB-832]
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Firearm transactions; voluntary background checks; clarification. Clarifies the provisions that apply to voluntary background checks performed at a firearms show by translating the Latin term of art mutatis mutandis into English.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill R. DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice With Letter (14-y 1-n) on 01/18/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm registration; Va. State Crime Commission to study cost of establishing program. [SJR-229]
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Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; firearm registration; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a firearm registration program for firearms purchased in the Commonwealth, along with the potential efficacy of firearm registration in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Favola
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain mental health facilities. [SB-220]
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Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain mental health facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez
Read First Time on 01/25/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property. [HB-191]
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Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal
Read First Time on 02/14/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; person to report loss or theft within 24 hours. [SB-809]
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Reporting lost or stolen firearms. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a $50 civil penalty for a first offense and a civil
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Favola
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/18/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; libraries owned or operated by localities. [HB-1418]
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Control of firearms; libraries owned or operated by localities. Allows a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, ammunition, or components or a combination thereof in libraries owned or operated by the locality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; restoration of right to person convicted of a nonviolent felony to possess, etc. [HB-1406]
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Restoration of right to possess, etc., a firearm. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, other than a violent felony, whose civil rights have been restored is not required to petition a circuit court for an order to possess, transport, or carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that such person's right to possess, transport, or carry such items is automatically restored upon the restoration of his civil rights. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2019, contingent upon voter approval of amendments
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Sponsored by: Rep. John M. O'Bannon
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permits; fee for processing. [SB-791]
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Fees for concealed handgun permits. Makes the $10 fee that the clerk of court is now required to charge for processing a concealed handgun permit application or issuing a concealed handgun permit discretionary with the clerk.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard H. Black
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (14-y 1-n) on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Gun safes; establishes an exemption from retail sales tax. [HB-1210]
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Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for the purchase of a gun safe with a selling price of $1,000 or less. The bill defines a gun safe as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or for ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill a gun safe does not include a glass-faced cabinet.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland F. Fowler
Left In Finance on 12/01/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states. [SB-178]
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Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity. Requires the General Assembly, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to determine whether states meet the statutory qualifications for Virginia to recognize the concealed handgun permit of a person from another state. Under current law, this function is performed by the Superintendent of State Police in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General. The bill also requires the Superintendent of State Police to enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with any state that qualifies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda F. Chase
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 12/01/2016