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SB 176: Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms; Revising the standard by which adults and minors are considered criminally negligent in the storage of a firearm under specified circumstances; providing criminal penalties; revising an exception to the prohibition on storing or leaving a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a minor who obtains it and commits a specified violation; revising requirements for the safe storage of loaded firearms; providing criminal penalties if a person is found to have failed to properly secure or store a firearm, resulting in a minor gaining access to the weapon, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024

Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice

Bill Text [pdf]

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/11/2023 at 09:18 AM

  • Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
    H 291 by Hunschofsky
    Weapons and Firearms
    Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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    S 518 by Polsky
    Weapons and Firearms
    Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
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  • Citations - Statutes (6)

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    Citation and Catchline Location in Bill
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 14 [pdf]
    784.05 Culpable negligence. Page 2 [pdf]
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 4 [pdf]
    790.174 Safe storage of firearms required. Page 4 [pdf]
    790.175 Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties. Page 6 [pdf]
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 [pdf]
  • Bill History

    S = Senate, H = House

    Date Chamber Action
    10/11/2023 S • Filed
    10/17/2023 S • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    1/9/2024 S • Introduced
    3/8/2024 S • Died in Criminal Justice
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