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HB 1397: Exception to Waiting Period for Purchasing and Delivering Handguns

GENERAL BILL by Avila ; Burgess

Exception to Waiting Period for Purchasing and Delivering Handguns; Exempts purchase of handguns by qualified law enforcement officers or qualified retired law enforcement officers from 3-day waiting period.

Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed in HJR 1395 or a similar joint resolution
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/11/2016 House • Filed
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 117
    1/15/2016 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 230
    1/21/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/16, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    1/25/2016 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 288
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 288
    3/11/2016 House • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • HB 1397, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/11/2016 at 6:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1395 Purchase of Personal Firearms by Qualified Law Enforcement Officers Avila, Burgess Linked Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Judiciary Committee
    Location: In committee/council (JDC)     		Track This Bill
    S 1132 Exception to the Waiting Period for Purchasing and Delivering Handguns Diaz de la Portilla Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)     		Track This Bill
    S 1134 Purchase of Personal Firearms by Qualified Law Enforcement Officers Diaz de la Portilla Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    407165 - Amendment
    Between lines 43 and 44, insert:     		Spano 1/25/2016
    12:20 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/25/2016     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.0655 Purchase and delivery of handguns; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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