A bill for an act relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, and the sharing of identifying information of persons prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver by court order, and providing penalties.
SF 462 strengthens firearm restrictions for convicted felons by mandating minimum prison sentences for possessing, receiving, or transporting firearms or offensive weapons. It directly affects individuals convicted of felonies who are prohibited from owning guns under state law. The bill requires courts to share identifying information about these prohibited individuals with law enforcement to prevent gun sales. Additionally, it establishes penalties for violations, focusing on reducing firearm access by high-risk individuals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed May 27, 2025
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Enrolled
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Enrolled with Governor's Action
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5 edits
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May 27, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was restructured from a comprehensive firearms prohibition enforcement act to a focused repeal of a specific background check provision. The original version included mandatory minimum sentencing for felons possessing firearms, while the final version removes those provisions entirely and only addresses the sharing of identifying information for individuals prohibited from buying guns by court order.
Scope change
The bill's scope was significantly narrowed from covering felon firearm possession penalties to solely repealing a specific section about background check data sharing.
REQUIREMENT
All mandatory minimum sentencing provisions for felons possessing firearms were removed, including penalties for first, second, third, and subsequent offenses.
Provisions preventing courts from deferring judgment or suspending mandatory minimum sentences were removed.
Rules about earned time credit not reducing mandatory minimum sentences were removed.
SCOPE
The bill now focuses exclusively on repealing Code section 724.31A, which governs how identifying information is shared with the FBI for prohibited persons.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered and reorganized from Senate File 462 to include committee and legislative tracking numbers, indicating it was amended during the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic16
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-3146.
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-3146.
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 69, nays 15.
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1242, yeas 71, nays 12, adopted.
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1242, yeas 61, nays 21.
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-1242, ruled not germane.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1242 filed.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 12:30PM RM 304.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Holt, Wheeler and Wilburn.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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