Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
Summary
Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence; emergency. Provides that any applicant for a concealed handgun permit who completed an online course to demonstrate competence with a handgun and contacted the circuit court clerk's office prior to January 1, 2021, but was prohibited from appearing in person at a circuit court clerk's office because of COVID-19 restrictions is eligible to apply for such permit through April 30, 2021. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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 20, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 85 (effective 3/11/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2310H1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104074D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 21102421D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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