TFred
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TFred
TFred
Good job, Tfred!Seems to be a good time to take a stroll through the past two years and remember some of the bills that were killed in direct violation of Senate Rule 20.h.
I'm not saying we should just automatically push for all these bills this year, but here's a good reminder of just what was lost due to the rule violation by the former majority party of the Senate.
If I was careful enough, each of these bills ended up with a final disposition of "Left in Courts of Justice," even though they were actually voted down in the indicated subcommittee. The LIS website was apparently not equipped to properly document the final status, and why would it be, since it was a violation of the rules!?
TFred
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2010: The "Special" subcommittee
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sub+S030040304
H.B. 26
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB26
Patron: Wright
Application for concealed handgun permit; documentation and information provided by applicant. Clarifies that the clerk of court accepting a concealed handgun permit application shall not require the applicant to provide any documentation or information not required by § 18.2-308 or by the application form prescribed by the Department of State Police.
H.B. 49
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB49
Patron: Lingamfelter
Purchase of handguns; repeal one-gun-a-month limitation. Repeals the prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
H.B. 52
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB52
Patron: Cole
Failure to carry concealed handgun permit. Provides that failure to produce, upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, a concealed handgun permit and a government-issued photo identification while carrying a concealed handgun is punishable by a $25 civil penalty. A court may waive this penalty if the person presents a valid concealed handgun permit and government-issued photo identification to the court. The bill also introduces an affirmative defense, of having a valid concealed handgun permit, to a charge of violating the concealed weapons statute.
H.B. 69
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB69
Patron: Carrico
Firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition manufactured and retained in Virginia. Declares that firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition that are manufactured commercially or privately in Virginia, and that remain within the borders of Virginia, shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce. This bill incorporates HB 886.
H.B. 79
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB79
Patron: Ware, R.L.
Concealed handgun permits; access to applications and permittee information. Prohibits a clerk of court from providing public access to concealed handgun permit applications and information regarding identifiable permittees without the written consent of the applicant or permittee. The applications and information would be available to law-enforcement agencies, and the clerk of court would be authorized to release aggregate information that does not identify individual applicants or permittees.
H.B. 108
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB108
Patron: Cole
Disposition of firearms. Provides that no locality may participate in any program in which individuals are given a thing of value in exchange for surrendering a firearm to the locality unless the governing body of the locality has enacted an ordinance authorizing the participation of the locality. The ordinance shall require that such firearms shall be sold by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer.
H.B. 171
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB171
Patron: Pogge
Firearms in locked vehicles; immunity from liability. Provides that no person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business owner may prohibit a person who lawfully possesses a firearm from storing that firearm in a locked motor vehicle. The bill provides civil immunity for such persons, property owners, tenants, employers, or business owners. The provisions of the bill would not apply to possession of firearms on property on which a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm; (ii) vehicles on property (a) to which access is restricted or limited through the use of a gate; or (b) upon which a building occupied by a single employer and its affiliated entities is located and in which access to the building is restricted or limited by card access; (iii) vehicles owned or leased by an employer or business entity and used by an employee in the course of his employment; (iv) personal vehicles while such vehicles are being used for the transport of consumers of programs licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; or (v) vehicles on property controlled by an employer required to develop and implement a security plan under federal law or regulation.
H.B. 236
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB236
Patron: Janis
Shooting firearms in certain areas. Makes a locality no longer able to prohibit hunting generally within a half-mile radius of a subdivision, but a locality would still be able to prohibit hunting within a subdivision.
H.B. 490
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB490
Patron: Lingamfelter
Development of plan for the issuance of a lifetime concealed handgun permit. Directs the Department of State Police, in cooperation with the Secretary of Public Safety, to develop a plan to allow for the State Police to issue lifetime concealed handgun permits to Virginia residents. The Department and the Secretary shall submit the plan, and any recommended legislative changes to implement the plan, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Militia, Police, and Public Safety and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice by October 15, 2010.
H.B. 1070
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+sum+HB1070
Patron: Athey
Carrying of concealed handguns in emergency shelters. Provides that a person who has a valid concealed handgun permit may not be barred from carrying a concealed handgun in any place or facility designated or used by the Governor, any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any other governmental entity as an emergency shelter or for the purpose of sheltering persons.
2011: Planned ahead this year, they sent these to the "Criminal" subcommittee.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?111+sub+S03001
January 17, 2011:
S.B. 876
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?111+sum+SB876
Patron: Stuart
Castle doctrine. Encodes a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing a lawful occupant to use of physical force, including deadly force, against an intruder in his dwelling who has committed an overt act against him, without civil liability.
Januray 27, 2011:
S.B. 1084
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?111+sum+SB1084
Patron: Hanger
Access to concealed handgun permittee information. Prohibits the clerk of the court from disclosing identifying information contained on a concealed handgun permit application or on an order issuing a concealed handgun permit, if so requested by the applicant or permittee.
Good job, Tfred!
Constitutional Carry would eliminate the need for a number of these bills, e.g. HB 26, HB 52, HB 79, HB 171*, HB 490, HB 1070* & SB 1084. See how much simpler life can be?
*We might still want versions of these for clarification.
Constitutional Carry would automatically honor every other state's version of a CHP here basically because no carry permit would be needed by anyone. The VSP could still issue CHPs to any VA resident who requests one, instead of circuit court judges, with optional endorsements to meet other state's requirements for reciprocity (e.g. training, BG check, etc.). I mentioned that HB 171 & 1070 might be useful.Actually, several of them would still be needed, if only for reciprocity with other states (HB 26, HB 79, SB 1084, HB490), and others because of Federal laws that we still need to get changed (HB 1070, as many emergency shelters are located in schools).
Constitutional Carry would automatically honor every other state's version of a CHP here basically because no carry permit would be needed by anyone. The VSP could still issue CHPs to any VA resident who requests one, instead of circuit court judges, with optional endorsements to meet other state's requirements for reciprocity (e.g. training, BG check, etc.). I mentioned that HB 171 & 1070 might be useful.
Constitutional Carry would automatically honor every other state's version of a CHP here basically because no carry permit would be needed by anyone. The VSP could still issue CHPs to any VA resident who requests one, instead of circuit court judges, with optional endorsements to meet other state's requirements for reciprocity (e.g. training, BG check, etc.). I mentioned that HB 171 & 1070 might be useful.
I guess that's AZ's perogative to apply selective constitutional privilege. Our OC status isn't resident dependent. It would seem that Constitutional Carry would follow that model.I could be mistaken here, but I think Arizona's version of Constitutional carry only applies to residents of Arizona. Visitors still need a hall pass.
I could be mistaken here, but I think Arizona's version of Constitutional carry only applies to residents of Arizona. Visitors still need a hall pass.
Has that ever stopped them before?Would that not violate Amendment 14 Section 1 of the US Constitution?
I could be mistaken here, but I think Arizona's version of Constitutional carry only applies to residents of Arizona. Visitors still need a hall pass.