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
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates 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
26
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2017
Vetoed
Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (68-Y 30-N)
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1300H1
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105394D-H1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1300E
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103054D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
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