Weapons and Firearms
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 27, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Nov 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Nixon
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Gantt
DDemocratic
Co
Dotie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
Felicia Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Fentrice Driskell
DDemocratic
Co
Hillary Cassel
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Katherine Waldron
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Skidmore
DDemocratic
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