Firearms ordinances; applicability to property located in multiple localities.
Summary
Allows a landowner whose property, including multiple contiguous parcels, spans two or more localities to elect to have the firearms ordinances of the locality in which the largest portion of the contiguous parcel lies apply to anyone hunting on the property. The bill requires any landowner making such an election to notify the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries study issues related to the application of inconsistent local firearm ordinances to properties located in more than one locality and report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by the first day of the 2020 Regular Session.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2019
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB2252EH1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Head agreed to
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105382D-H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103828D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Head
RRepublican
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