2017-2018 Session
Change SessionS.55 (Act 94)
An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 4/12/2018 - Signed by Governor on April 11, 2018
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An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Detailed Status
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Roll Call History
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An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Committee Meetings
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Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Friday, February 24, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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Walk Thru of Bill
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Vermont State Police
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:30 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Friday, March 2, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:15 AM
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Amendments
Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor
Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- After Caucuses
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Walk-through of both bills.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- 3:00 PM
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Jace Laquerre, Student, UVM
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care Physician, American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director, Gun Sense Vermont
Madison Knopp, Student
Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Guns
- 1:00 PM
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David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Emma Bauer, Student, Thetford Academy
Eleanor Reilly, Student, Harwood Union High School
Hazel Fay, Student, St. Johnsbury Middle School
Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- 2:00 PM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
Thursday, March 15, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
- 4:00 PM
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John Merrigan, Department of Safety
Rep. Paul N. Poirier
Friday, March 16, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jake McGuigan, Director of State Affairs, National Shooting Sports Foundation
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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House Member Testimony
Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- 1:00 PM
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Committee Discussion and mark-up.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
House Member Testimony
- 10:00 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Committee Discussion, mark-up and vote.
Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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Review proposed amendments.
- 1:30 PM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Review proposed amendments.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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Changes in the House Version
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Meeting will be held in Room 11
- 10:30 AM
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Room 11
Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Guns
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director, Gun Sense Vermont
Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
Scott Chapman, Caspian Arms of Wolcott VT
Thursday, March 29, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
We will be meeting in Room 11
Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Chris Bradley, Secretary, Vermont State Rifle And Pistol Association
Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- 10:30 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Room 11
Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, March 30, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Recommendations
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Documents
An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Judiciary
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Emma Bauer, Student, Thetford Academy
- Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care Physician, American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter
- Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
- Hazel Fay, Student, St. Johnsbury Middle School
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
- Madison Knopp, Student
- Jace Laquerre, Student, UVM
- Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director, Gun Sense Vermont
- Jake McGuigan, Director of State Affairs, National Shooting Sports Foundation
- John Merrigan, Department of Safety
- Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
- Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Guns
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Rep. Paul N. Poirier
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Eleanor Reilly, Student, Harwood Union High School
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Chris Bradley, Secretary, Vermont State Rifle And Pistol Association
- Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Scott Chapman, Caspian Arms of Wolcott VT
- Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
- Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Vermont State Police
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
- Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director, Gun Sense Vermont
- Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
- Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Guns
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
- David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Committee of Conference Meetings
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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
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No committee of conference meeting history found for S.55 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for S.55 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
Act
- Signed into law 4/11/2018
- As Enacted (ACT 94)
- Act Summary
An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms
Statutes Affected
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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13 V.S.A. § 4019. Firearms transfers; background checks |
13 V.S.A. § 4020. Sale of firearms to persons under 21 years of age prohibited |
13 V.S.A. § 4021. Large capacity ammunition feeding devices |
13 V.S.A. § 4022. Bump-fire stocks; possession prohibited |
20 V.S.A. § 2301. Applicability of chapter |
20 V.S.A. § 2302. Unlawful firearms; agency |
20 V.S.A. § 2305. Disposition of unlawful firearms |
20 V.S.A. § 2306. Rights of innocent owner |
20 V.S.A. § 2307. Firearms relinquished pursuant to relief from abuse order; storage; fees; return |