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SB 500: Assault Weapons/Detachable Magazine

GENERAL BILL by Margolis

Assault Weapons/Detachable Magazine; prohibits manufacture, importation, possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of assault weapon or large-capacity detachable magazine; provides certain specified exceptions; provides that knowing violation of act is felony of second degree; requires seizure & forfeiture of said weapons & magazines held in violation of act or used in committing crime; requires that seized weapons or magazines be destroyed within certain period, etc. Creates 790.222.

Effective Date: 01/01/2006
Last Action: 4/29/2005 Senate - Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00743; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00743
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00035
4/29/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00743; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00743