Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2021
Introduced Sep 4, 2019
Signed Feb 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2020
How they voted
26–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
16
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Feb 8, 2021
Vetoed
Motion Special Order vote on veto until 2/11 (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Vetoed
Motion Special Order vote on veto until 2/8 (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted
lower
May 7, 2020
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
executive
Mar 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Mar 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Mautz) Adopted
lower
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Floor Committee Amendment {
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 1/29 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Sep 4, 2019
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vanessa Atterbeary
DDemocratic
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