AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN FIREARMS DEFINITIONS AND CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES AND ASSAULT WEAPONS.

HB 5436 is a definitional bill that revises legal terms related to firearms in Connecticut law, effective October 1, 2026. It replaces Section 53a-3 of the general statutes with updated definitions for terms like "machine gun" (section 15), "rifle" (section 16), "shotgun" (section 17), and "pistol" (section 18), clarifying how these weapons are legally categorized. The bill does not impose new restrictions on firearm transfers or ownership; it solely establishes standardized definitions for future legislative or judicial reference. This type of bill affects how firearm-related laws will be interpreted but does not directly change current transfer rules for large capacity magazines or assault weapons.