Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1432
Legislation Overview
Title: Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Carrying a switchblade knife; exception. Authorizes Carrying a switchblade knife; exception. Authorizes any person to carry a switchblade knife concealed when such knife is carried for the purpose of engaging in a lawful profession or lawful recreational activity the performance of which is aided by the use of a switchblade knife. The bill removes switchblade knives from the list of weapons the selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing of which is a Class 4 misdemeanor.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017
Last Action Date: February 13, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Lee Ware (R); Scott Lingamfelter (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 | |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2017 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1432ER) |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 30, 2017 | Read third time and passed House (57-Y 39-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 39-N) |
| House | Jan 27, 2017 | Amendment by Delegate Ware agreed to |
| House | Jan 27, 2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1432E |
| House | Jan 27, 2017 | Printed as engrossed 17100835D-E |
| House | Jan 27, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Jan 26, 2017 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Jan 24, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 7-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 13, 2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Nov 16, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100835D |
| House | Nov 16, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 10, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Jan 27, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Nov 16, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 4-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 39-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Link: link to state bill page
