VA SB596 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-15 - Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount available in the Fund. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses or classes.

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Title

Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-15SenateStricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103318D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161253.1(n/a)See Bill Text
161253.4(n/a)See Bill Text
161279.1(n/a)See Bill Text
192152.10(n/a)See Bill Text
192152.8(n/a)See Bill Text
192152.9(n/a)See Bill Text
91102(n/a)See Bill Text
91116.1:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


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