Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
Summary
Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount available in the Fund. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses or classes. This bill is identical to
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Vetoed
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Vetoed Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2017
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto (65-Y 34-N)
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendments ruled not germane
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1853S1
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendments #'s 1,3,5,7,9,11 by Senator Wexton agreed to
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105306D-S1
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 28-N)
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1853H1
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104674D-H1
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: #1
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102577D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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