Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement)

This bill prohibits the Division of State Police and municipal police departments from accepting federal grants to conduct programs related to the surveillance, search for, or destruction of cannabis grown on private land. The law directly affects state and local law enforcement agencies by restricting their ability to use federally funded resources for these specific activities. It does not prevent police from performing these duties using state or local funds, nor does it change existing laws regarding cannabis enforcement. The restriction takes effect on October 1, 2026, and applies only to grant-funded programs rather than general police operations.

HB 5043 prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of "convertible pistols" - semiautomatic pistols that can be rapidly converted into machine guns using common household tools like screwdrivers. It defines these as pistols with a specific "cruciform trigger bar" that can be modified with a "pistol converter," excluding certain shielded designs. Selling or distributing such weapons would be classified as a class D felony, with exceptions for law enforcement, military personnel, and licensed gun dealers. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.