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HB 6180 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF FIREARMS BY OPERATORS OF FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.

HB 6180 requires operators of licensed family child care homes storing firearms to provide written notice to parents or guardians about firearm presence. This notice must list each firearm's type and number, and require a parent's signature acknowledging receipt. Operators must maintain signed acknowledgments for three years and provide new notices for every child enrolling after January 1, 2026. The bill also amends licensing rules to allow the Office of Early Childhood to deny or revoke licenses for providers who fail to comply with these firearm notification requirements. This directly affects family child care home operators and the parents of children enrolled in these homes.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a proposed version to a committee version with updated tracking numbers. The core policy remains the same: requiring family child care home operators to notify parents about stored firearms and allowing the Office of Early Childhood to take adverse action against non-compliant operators. The committee version adds specific implementation timelines and clarifies the notification requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on family child care homes, but the committee version adds more detailed operational requirements and enforcement mechanisms.
TIMELINE

Added specific effective dates: July 1, 2025 for new requirements and January 1, 2026 for initial firearm notifications.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that operators must obtain written acknowledgment from parents/guardians and maintain these records for at least three years.

Added annual compliance confirmation requirement for operators to confirm they followed notification procedures.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill tracking numbers from LCO No. 2664 to LCO No. 3902 and changed from 'Proposed Bill' to 'Committee Bill'.

DEFINITION

Added formal definition of 'firearm' referencing existing state statute section 53a-3.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded enforcement provisions to include specific criminal offenses and regulatory violations that could lead to license refusal or revocation.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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