Family day homes, licensed, etc.; storage of unloaded firearms in a locked container, cabinet, etc.
Summary
Family day homes; storage of firearms. Requires that during hours of operation, all firearms in a licensed family day home, registered family day home, or family day home approved by a family day system be stored unloaded in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet, and that all ammunition be stored in a separate locked container, compartment, or cabinet. The bill requires that the key or combination to such locked containers, compartments, or cabinets be inaccessible to all children in the home. This bill is identical to HB 600.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 911 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)
upper
Mar 5, 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 SB593H1
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108290D-H1
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101435D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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