Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons"
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 31
Jan 17, 2020
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Feb 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 2/24/20 - House Journal
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 2/24/20
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 135)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 3)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patricia Rucker
RRepublican
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