Ethan's Law
Summary
Ethan's Law This bill establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels. At the federal level, the bill establishes statutory requirements for firearms on residential premises to be safely stored if a minor is likely to gain access without permission or if a resident is ineligible to possess a firearm. An individual who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties. A firearm stored in violation of the requirements is subject to seizure and forfeiture. At the state and tribal levels, the bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to implement functionally identical requirements for the safe storage of firearms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Last action Feb 3, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
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