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2004 Senator Voting Record


2004 Voting Record
Senate
House

  • This voting record covers 14 key firearms related bills (11 pro-gun and 3 anti-gun) and 1 anti-gun General Assembly rule.
  • It includes 10 key committee votes and 11 key Floor votes for a total of 21 votes.
  • All Senators had the opportunity to cast 11 votes.  Those Senators on the committees that the bills appeared before may have had the opportunity to cast as many as 21 votes.  


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Symbol Definitions
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Pro-Gun Vote
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Anti-Gun Vote
= Senator cast an anti-gun vote, but after the vote, stated for the legislative record that he had intended to cast a pro-gun vote
A
 = Abstained
NV
=
Did NOT vote
JRC
 = Joint Rules Committee
SCOJ
 = Senate Courts of Justice

Three Senate Committees (Courts of Justice, Finance, and General Laws) voted on the firearm related bills below.  In addition, the Joint Rules Committee voted on one firearm related rule.  For Committee votes, only the members of those Committees could vote, and thus no votes are shown for Senators not members of the applicable Committee.
 
SB 48-1
 = SCOJ Committee vote on SB 48 (the bill that requires all private sales at gunshows to go through a dealer for a background check).  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was REPORTED out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 8-7.
SB 48-2
 = Senate Finance Committee vote on SB 48.  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was REPORTED out of the Finance Committee by a vote of 8-7.
SB 48-3
=
Floor vote #2 on SB 48.  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was DEFEATED in the Senate by a vote of 15-24.
SB 143
 = SCOJ Committee vote on the motion to pass by indefinitely SB 143 (the bill that clarifies the legal rights of a concealed handgun permit holder if the permit is revoked).  A vote AGAINST this motion is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED BY INDEFINITELY by the SCOJ Committee with a vote of 9-6.
SB 227
 = Floor vote #2 on SB 227 (the bill that repeals the state law requiring certain populous counties to issue handgun purchase permits).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 29-9.
SB 326
=
Floor vote #2 to concur with the House's SB 326 substitute (this bill makes many changes to the concealed handgun law including: allowing CHP holders to carry a concealed handgun while hunting, making the size and content of the permit uniform, exempting law enforcement officers from other states from the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in Virginia, establishing that there is no time requirement for residency, establishing that the CHP application will serve as a temporary CHP if the application is not approved or denied in 45 days, authorizing a holder of a concealed weapon permit from another state to carry a concealed handgun in Virginia, etc).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 28-12.
SB 485
 = SCOJ Committee vote on SB 485 (the bill that would recognize the concealed handgun permits of all other states).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill FAILED to report out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 6-9.
SB 552 = SCOJ Committee vote on SB 552 (the bill that would prohibit open carry of a loaded firearm in a restaurant or club).  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill FAILED to report out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 5-8.
SB 579 = SCOJ Committee vote on SB 579 (the bill that would repeal the restaurant ban).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill FAILED to report out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 4-10.
SB 660-1 = SCOJ Committee vote on SB 660 (the bill that would institute a gun, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons ban at certain airports).  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was REPORTED out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 12-2.
SB 660-2 = Floor vote #2 on SB 660.  A vote AGAINST this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 30-10.
SB 660-3 = Floor vote #2 to concur with the House SB 660 substitute (which eliminated many, but not all, of the worst features of this gun ban and also included a limited exemption for CHP holders).  A vote FOR the House substitute is considered a pro-gun vote because if the bill goes to Conference Committee, it will likely be made worse.  The House substitute was REJECTED by the Senate by a vote of 17-23.
SB 660-4 = Floor vote #2 to concur with the Conference Committee Report on SB 660 (which was the House substitute without the exemption for CHP holders).  A vote AGAINST the Conference Committee Report is considered a pro-gun vote.  The Conference Committee Report was ACCEPTED by the Senate with a vote of 23-16.
HB 402
=
Floor vote on HB 402 (the bill that provides that a copy of a concealed handgun permit application will become a de facto permit if the court does not grant or deny the permit within 45 days of receipt of the completed application).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 30-10.
HB 404
=
Floor vote on HB 404 (the bill that exempts the holder of a Virginia CHP from one-handgun-a-month).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 29-11.
HB 484
=
Floor vote on HB 484 (the bill that repeals the state law requiring certain populous counties to issue handgun purchase permits).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 29-10.
HB 530
 = Floor vote on HB 530 (the bill that removes the grandfather clause from the statewide firearms preemption law).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 31-9.
HB 1150
 = Floor vote on HB 1150 (the bill that prohibits a local government from adopting an ordinance governing the storage of firearms or ammunition).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED by the Senate with a vote of 29-8.
HB 1482-1
 = Senate General Laws Committee vote on HB 1482 (the bill that amends the definition of explosive to exclude small arms ammunition or components thereof that are packaged in the manufacturer's original packaging).  A vote FOR this bill is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was REPORTED out of the SCOJ Committee by a vote of 9-6.
HB 1482-2
 = SCOJ Committee vote on the motion to pass by indefinitely HB 1482.  A vote AGAINST this motion is a pro-gun vote.  This bill was PASSED BY INDEFINITELY by the SCOJ Committee with a vote of 7-6.
JRC
 = JRC vote on the rule to prohibit firearms in the Capitol and General Assembly building except for Members, Concealed Handgun Permit holders, and Law Enforcement.  A vote AGAINST this precident setting, "do as I say, not as I do", gun ban rule is a pro-gun vote.  This rule was PASSED by the JRC with a vote of 12-2.


Senator District Party NRA
Rating *		 SB
48-1		 SB
48-2		 SB
48-3		 SB
143		 SB
227		 SB
326		 SB
485		 SB
552		 SB
579		 SB
660-1		 SB
660-2		 SB
660-3		 SB
660-4		 HB
402		 HB
404		 HB
484		 HB
530		 HB
1150		 HB
1482-1		 HB
1482-2		 JRC
Bell
 22 R A-              
   
Blevins
 14 R B  
  A  
Bolling
 4 R A              
   
Chichester
 28 R B            
   
Colgan
 29 D D            
NV  
Cuccinelli
 37 R A  
   
Deeds
 25 D A              
     
Devolites
 34 R D              
   
Edwards
 21 D A  
   
Hanger
 24 R A+            
     
Hawkins
 19 R A            
   
Houck
 17 D A            
   
Howell
 32 D F
   
Lambert
 9 D F            
   
Locke
 2 D ?              
   
Lucas
 18 D F  
NV    
Marsh
 16 D F  
   
Martin
 11 R A              
   
Miller
 5 D F     NV          
   
Mims
 33 R B   A A
 
    
Newman
 23 R A              
     
Norment
 3 R D A NV
  A
O'Brien
 39 R A-              
   
Obenshain
 26 R A  
   
Potts
 27 R A     NV        
     
Puckett
 38 D B              
NV      
Puller
 36 D F   NV
   
Quayle
 13 R C
 
Rerras
 6 R C  
   
Reynolds
 20 D A  
   
Ruff
 15 R A+               NV
   
Saslaw
 35 D D
NV  
Stolle
 8 R C-
 
Stosch
 12 R A-            
 
Ticer
 30 D F              
     
Wagner
 7 R A              
   
Wampler
 40 R A            
   
Watkins
 10 R B+            
     
Whipple
 31 D F              
     
Williams
 1 R B              
     

* The NRA ratings were taken from the "NRA-PVF Candidate Endorsements" chart published in the November 2003 issue of the American Rifleman.

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