AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
Summary
Exempts full-time members of the capitol police from the seven (7) day waiting period and other requirements for purchasing concealable firearms or rifles and shotguns.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · House May 28, 2024
How they voted
62–5
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 74
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic64
87% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2024
Committee
05/29/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
05/28/2024 House read and passed
lower
May 23, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
02/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
01/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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