HB2548
Felons; restoration of firearms rights, report to State Police.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police.
Creates a method whereby circuit courts shall report to the Department of State Police the issuance of a restoration order that unconditionally authorizes the possession, transportation, or carrying of a firearm to a person (i) who has been convicted of a felony; (ii) adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile 14 years ... (More) of age or older at the time of the offense of murder, kidnapping, robbery by the threat or presentation of firearms, or rape; or (iii) under the age of 29 who was adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile 14 years of age or older at the time of the offense of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult. The bill provides that if a court enters an order restoring a felon's right, the order shall contain the felon's name and date of birth and the clerk of the court shall certify and forward the restoration order accompanied by a complete set of the petitioner's fingerprints to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE). The bill provides that the Department of State Police, upon receipt of the restoration order, shall enter the felon's name and description in the CCRE so that law-enforcement personnel accessing the CCRE will be aware of the order's existence. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101934D
- 01/09/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/21/2019 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/22/2019 - House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/25/2019 - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2019 - House: Read second time
- 01/30/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/30/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2548E
- 01/30/2019 - House: Printed as engrossed 19101934D-E
- 01/31/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2548E)
- 01/31/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/14/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2548ER)
- 02/14/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/15/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2548ER)
- 02/18/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
- 02/18/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/05/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 1/1/21)
- 03/05/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
