2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 174

CHAPTER NUMBER: 164
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: SB 44/10 - JPR Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 161
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Manno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Restrictions Against Use and Possession of Firearms

Synopsis:

Expanding the prohibition against the use of handguns and antique firearms in the commission of specified crimes of violence or felonies to include the use of any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; altering the predicate crimes and increasing the maximum term of imprisonment applicable to a violation of the prohibition against a person who was previously convicted of a specified crime of violence or drug-related crime possessing a specified regulated firearm; defining "firearm"; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/26
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/22
Favorable
Special Order until 3/23 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
3/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/25
Third Reading Passed (39-7)
4/3

Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Getty
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted (29-18)
Third Reading Passed (25-22)
4/8
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading Judiciary
3/25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-2)
4/4
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Anderson, Carter, and Dumais
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 164

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Ex-Offenders
Guns
Notices
Parole and Probation
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
State's Attorneys
Weapons -see also- Guns

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 4-204 )
Public Safety
( 5-133 , 5-143 , 5-206 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Attorney General Letter: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 592819/01     Offered on: April 5, 2011   at: 11:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 753425/1     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 7:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 25, 2011: Third Reading Passed (39-7)
April 6, 2011: Conference Committee Report {753425/1 Adopted (29-18)
April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (25-22)
House
April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)