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SENATE BILL 497

File Code: Public Safety
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 518/06

Sponsored By:
Senators Haines, Brinkley, Hooper, Jacobs, and Mooney

Entitled:
Public Safety - Disposal of Handguns Owned by a Law Enforcement Agency

Synopsis:

Authorizing a law enforcement agency to dispose of a handgun owned by the agency by selling, exchanging, or transferring the handgun to a manufacturer; and defining "manufacturer".

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
House Action
3/19
First Reading Judiciary
3/22
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/16
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
 
11/8/2007
Senate - Veto overridden (46-0)
 
11/13/2007
House - Veto overridden (135-4)
 
Gubernatorial Veto Override
Chapter 1 of 2007 Special Session

Sponsored by:

Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Guns
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Weapons -see also- Guns

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety
( 3-501 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)



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