Expiration of the Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases
Summary
Expiration of the Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases; Removes provision authorizing mandatory waiting period to expire upon completion of records check.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 23, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
78–36
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 120
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic34
91% Nay
R
Republican86
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 36
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joel Rudman
RRepublican
Co
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Payne
RRepublican
Co
Brad Yeager
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Brannan
RRepublican
Co
Dean Black
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Holcomb
RRepublican
Co
Keith Truenow
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Steele
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
Co
Randy Maggard
RRepublican
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