Switchblade knives; manufacture and distribution.
Summary
Exempts from the prohibition on selling or possessing switchblade knives the possession of any switchblade knife by a manufacturer or distributor in the course of his employment, or employee thereof in the course of his employment, and the wholesale or retail sale of a switchblade knife by a manufacturer or distributor through which the switchblade knife is shipped to any person outside of the Commonwealth.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2019
Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 15, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 15, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (57-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1251H1
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19107204D-H1
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102677D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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