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1995 SESSION

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SB 541 Penalty for use of firearm in commission of a felony.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Penalty for use of a firearm. Increases the penalty for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (§ 18.2-53.1) from three years to five years for the first offense and from five years to eight years for a second or subsequent offense. An emergency clause makes the provisions of this bill effective May 1, 1994. This is an administration bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/25/94  Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/25/94  Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause
• 01/25/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/09/94  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/16/94  Senate: Continued to 1995 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 12/20/94  Senate: Left in Finance