AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- FAMILY COURT
Summary
Permits the family court to disclose criminal records of juvenile offenders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the purposes of background check conducted when an individual attempts to purchase a firearm.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 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
89% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
44% Nay
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 passed as amended (floor amendment)
lower
May 21, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 7, 2024
Committee
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
04/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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