Firearms; defining term; effective date.

The bill's subject matter was entirely replaced, removing provisions related to obscenity, child sexual abuse material, and prostitution, and replacing them with provisions regarding firearm possession by felons and delinquents.

The list of prohibited offenses for felons was replaced with a new list that specifically bans possession of firearms like sawed-off shotguns, machine guns, and altered toy pistols.

New definitions were added for 'sawed-off shotgun,' 'altered toy pistol,' 'altered air pistol,' and 'alternative court program' to clarify what items are prohibited.

The effective date was updated from January 1, 2026, to November 1, 2025.

All provisions regarding the possession of firearms by convicted felons, delinquents, and probationers were removed.

A new list of criminal offenses was added, including concealing a child's birth or death, assault, robbery, neglect of vulnerable adults, and various forms of child abuse.

New offenses were added related to obscenity and child sexual abuse material, including preparing, publishing, selling, or distributing such content.

Extensive new provisions were added regarding prostitution, including operating a house of prostitution, soliciting, and permitting child prostitution.

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025, to On or after January 1, 2026.

Definitions for specific firearm types such as 'sawed-off shotgun,' 'altered toy pistol,' and 'alternative court program' were removed.

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's status as 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' rather than 'AS INTRODUCED', and page footers were updated to reflect the engrossed version number.

A new line was added to indicate the bill was passed by the House of Representatives on March 26, 2025.

A new line was added for the Senate passage date, currently left blank for future completion.

The original 'Introduced' status label and the specific House Bill number line were removed as the bill moved to its final engrossed form.