Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.
Summary
Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence. Removes the option for concealed handgun permit applicants to demonstrate competence with a handgun by completing an electronic, video, or online course conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor. The bill does not affect any in-person means of satisfying the requirement to demonstrate competence with a handgun under current law. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 264.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1130 (effective 1/1/21)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 42-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB263H1
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108289D-H1
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB263E
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (7-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102385D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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