Muzzleloading rifle and shotgun; clarifies definitions.
Summary
Muzzleloading rifle and shotgun; definitions.Removes the requirement that the propellant be loaded along withthe projectile or projectiles in the definitions of muzzleloadingrifle and muzzleloading shotgun.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 18, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102689D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
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