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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2128 Firearms, certain; sale, etc., criminal history record information check delay increased to 5 days.
Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sale or transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check delay. Increases from three business days to five business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is told by the State Police that a response will not be available by the end of the dealer's fifth business day, the dealer may complete the sale or transfer without being deemed in violation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102376D pdf | impact statements
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2128ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102376D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 01/19/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/25/21 House: Read first time
- 01/26/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/21 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
- 01/27/21 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2128ER)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- 02/19/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/21)
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031)