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2010 Session convenes January 13, 2010
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By tracking the bills, we will be able to see to what committees bills are assigned, who is patroning and co-patroning the bills and how our legislators vote.
Bills filed as of January 13, 2010: House; Senate
Firearms
HB 8: Concealed Handgun Permit; Renewal by Mail (Charles Carrico)
HB 26: Concealed Handgun Permit; documentation and information provided by applicant (Thomas Wright)
HB 32: Concealed Handguns; possession by faculty members at state institutions of higher learning (Robert Marshall)
HB 49: Handguns; repeals one-gun-a-month limitation. (L. Scott Lingamfelter)
HB 52: Concealed handgun permit; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty. (Mark L. Cole)
HB 54: Handgun; person with lawful possession may carry into courthouse. (Mark L. Cole)
HB 69: Firearms, ammunition, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State not subject to federal law (Charles Carrico)
HB 72: Firearms; possession with intent to use on school property is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Charles Carrico)
HB 79: Concealed handgun permit; prohibits clerk of court from providing public access to applications. (R. Lee Ware, Jr.)
HB 106: Concealed handguns; person with valid permit allowed to carry in place of worship with permission. (Mark L. Cole)
HB 108: Firearms; disposition of those acquired by localities. (Mark L. Cole)
HB 109: Firearms; repealing requirement for sellers of pistols to send report to clerk of circuit court. (Mark L. Cole)
HB 171: Firearms in locked vehicles; immunity from liability. (Brenda L. Pogge)
HB 236: Firearms; Class 1 misdemeanor to discharge in certain areas. (William R. Janis)
HB 475: Concealed handgun permit; permit to carry in part of school building not being used for activities. (Charles Carrico)
HB 489: Concealed weapon and concealed handgun permits; reorganizes existing law. (L. Scott Lingamfelter)
HB 490: Concealed handguns; development of plan for issuance of lifetime permit by State Police. (L. Scott Lingamfelter)
HB 505: Concealed handguns; prohibits person carrying onto premises of restaurants from consuming alcohol. (C. Todd Gilbert)
HB 520: Sale of firearms at firearms shows; person who sells 3 or more to be licensed as a firearms dealer. (Joseph D. Morrissey)
HB 637: Concealed handgun permit; waives fee for certain members of United States Coast Guard. (Ward L. Armstrong)
HB 684: Concealed weapon; prohibits a person from carrying a concealed butterfly knife. (Jackson H. Miller)
HB 870: Concealed handgun permit; removes option for locality to require applicant to submit fingerprints. (Benjamin L. Cline)
HB 871: Concealed handgun permit applications; upon denial, clerk to provide notice of right to hearing. (Benjamin L. Cline)
HB 879: Firearms; locality may adopt an ordinance that prohibits thereof in libraries. (Mamye E. BaCote)
HB 885: Concealed weapons; person may carry a handgun in motor vehicle or vessel if secured in compartment. (Clifford L. Athey, Jr.)
HB 886: Firearms, ammunition, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State not subject to federal law. (Clifford L. Athey, Jr.)
HB 995: Firearms; purchaser may present military identification card or concealed handgun permit. (David A. Nutter)
HB 1070: Concealed handguns; person who possesses valid permit may carry into emergency shelter. (Clifford L. Athey, Jr.)
HB 1092: Concealed handgun; certain retired law-enforcement officer may carry wherever he travels in State. (Anne B. Crockett-Stark (by request))
HB 1146: Firearms; possession by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated. (James M. Scott)
HB 1151: Concealed weapon; prohibits a person from carrying a concealed butterfly knife. (Sal R. Iaquinto)
HB 1191: Concealed handgun permit; clerk immune from suit arising from acts or omissions related thereto. (H. Morgan Griffith)
HB 1209: Machine guns; Superintendent of VSP to be notified in writing of change of address of registrant. (Jeion A. Ward)
HB 1214: Firearm on public school property; prohibits those in closed container in motor vehicle. (L. Kaye Kory)
HB 1217: Firearm safety education program; school boards to offer in elementary grades. (Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.)
HB 1234: Criminal history record check; required to transfer firearm from firearms show vendor. (Jennifer L. McClellan)
HB 1256: Concealed weapon; certain law-enforcement officers who have resigned eligible to carry. (Paula J. Miller)
HB 1257: Service handguns; certain law-enforcement officers eligibe for retirement may purchase. (Paula J. Miller)
HB 1271: Firearms; governing body of an educational institution has power to establish rules therefor. (Luke E. Torian)
Higher Education
HB 211: Freedom of Information Act; definition of scholastic record. (David L. Bulova)
HB 903: Threat assessment teams; exempts records established at public institutions of higher education. (Robert B. Bell)
HB 1238: Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management. (Luke E. Torian)
Mental Health
HB 247: Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court. (Terry G. Kilgore)
HB 248: Psychiatric treatment; revises Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act. (Terry G. Kilgore)
HB 305: Voluntary admission; person admitted to facility for mental health treatment after detention order. (John M. O'Bannon, III)
HB 307: Involuntary temporary detention order; hearing after execution. (John M. O'Bannon, III)
HB 729: Involuntary admission; court to enter an order for mandatory outpatient treatment following. (David B. Albo)
Firearms
SB 3: Concealed handgun permits; renewal by mail. (Ralph K. Smith)
SB 42: Service handgun; allows law-enforcement officer retiring at age 70 with 10 yrs. service to purchase. (Richard H. Stuart)
SB 79: Concealed handgun permit; removes option for locality to require applicant to submit fingerprints. (W. Roscoe Reynolds)
SB 89: Firearms; petition to restore right to possess or transport to be served on attorney for State. (Richard H. Stuart)
SB 268: Weapons; localities may make it unlawful for any person to possess in government facilities. (Mary Margaret Whipple)
SB 331: Firearm; if person files petition to restore his right to possess, copy shall be served on attorney. (Richard H. Stuart)
SB 334: Concealed handguns; prohibits person who carries into restaurant from consuming alcoholic beverage. (Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.)
SB 501: Concealed handgun permit; DUI from another state disqualifies individual from obtaining. (L. Louise Lucas)
SB 533: Concealed handgun permit applications; upon denial, clerk to provide notice of right to hearing. (Ryan T. McDougle)
SB 595: Criminal background check; requirement of firearms show vendor and promoter of gun show. (L. Louise Lucas)
Higher Education
SB 608: Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management. (John S. Edwards)
Mental Health
SB 84: Voluntary admission; person admitted to facility for mental health treatment after detention order. (Janet D. Howell)
SB 85: Involuntary temporary detention order; hearing after execution. (Janet D. Howell)
SB 86: Voluntary admission; person admitted to facility for mental health treatment after detention order. (Janet D. Howell)
SB 260: Mental health and substance abuse providers; background checks. (L. Louise Lucas)
SB 336: Community services boards; access to medication assisted treatment. (Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.)
SB 337: Community services boards; providing information about substance abuse services. (Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.)
SB 360: Involuntary admission; court to enter an order for mandatory outpatient treatment. (George L. Barker)
SB 592: Veterans' mental health courts; allows Hampton Roads to establish. (John C. Miller)