Relating to: storage of a firearm in a house in which a resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm and providing a penalty.
SB 948 requires anyone living in a household with a person banned from owning firearms (due to certain criminal convictions) to store all firearms securely - either in a locked container or with a trigger lock engaged. This applies to all firearms owned by household members who are not prohibited from possessing them. Violating this rule is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for subsequent violations. The bill directly affects households where one resident is legally barred from firearm possession due to specific felony convictions.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Emerson, Sinicki, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Kirsch, Miresse, Prado, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs and Udell
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