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SB263

Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
John Bell (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Concealed handgun permits; 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. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/03/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102385D
  • 01/03/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 01/08/2020 - Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
  • 01/22/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (7-Y 6-N)
  • 01/24/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB263E
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102385D-E
  • 01/29/2020 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 01/29/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB263E)
  • 01/29/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108289D-H1
  • 02/16/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB263H1)
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108289D-H1
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB263H1
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N)
  • 02/19/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 02/24/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 3-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senators: Bell, Deeds, Stuart
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Delegates: Lopez, Hope, Wright
  • 03/04/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 42-N)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 42-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB263ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/23/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB263ER)
  • 04/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1130 (effective 1/1/21)
  • 04/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1130)

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