Firearms; adding exception to certain prohibited act; adding condition that allows for firearms to be lawfully carried; effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2019 · House Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
36–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Feb 27, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Nay
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 02/27/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 30
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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