Felons; restoration of firearms rights, report to State Police.
Summary
Provides a mechanism for reporting to the Department of State Police when a circuit court restores a felon's right to possess, transport, and carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that if a court enters an order restoring a felon's right, the order shall contain the felon's name and date of birth and the clerk of the court shall certify and forward the restoration order to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE). The bill provides that the Department of State Police, upon receipt of the restoration order, shall enter the felon's name and description in the CCRE so that law-enforcement personnel accessing the CCRE will be aware of the order's existence. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2018
Last action Mar 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB366E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103753D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Rush
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
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