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HB 291: Weapons and Firearms

GENERAL BILL by Hunschofsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Bartleman ; Bracy Davis ; Cassel ; Cross ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Gantt ; Gottlieb ; Harris ; Joseph ; Keen ; López, J. ; Nixon ; Robinson, F. ; Skidmore ; Valdés ; Waldron ; Williams

Weapons and Firearms; Requires background checks on persons involved in firearm sales or transfers; requires firearm sales or transfers to be conducted through licensed dealer; revises requirements for safe storage of firearms; revises criminal penalties; requires firearms be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; revises warnings to be posted in gun dealerships; requires certain materials to be given to gun purchasers; prohibits specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; prohibits certain activities involving three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024

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

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Current Bill Version Posted: 10/27/2023 at 12:06 PM

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    Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
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  • Citations - Statutes (4)

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    Citation and Catchline Location in Bill
    790.0653 Page 2 [pdf]
    790.174 Safe storage of firearms required. Page 9 [pdf]
    790.175 Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties. Page 11 [pdf]
    790.223 Page 15 [pdf]
  • Bill History

    S = Senate, H = House

    Date Chamber Action
    10/27/2023 H • Filed
    11/13/2023 H • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/8/2024 H • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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