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SB 1540: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Domestic Violence; Requiring a court to order a defendant arrested for an act of domestic violence not to possess firearms or ammunition as a condition of bail under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, upon receipt of a request for a criminal history record check, to review available records to determine if a potential firearm buyer or transferee has been charged with a crime of domestic violence or has an outstanding warrant issued for an act of domestic violence and is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Infrastructure and Security
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 115
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 115
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Infrastructure and Security

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  • SB 1540, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2020 at 1:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1243 Domestic Violence Brown Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    493.6108 Investigation of applicants by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Page 9 (pdf)
    741.2901 Domestic violence cases; prosecutors; legislative intent; investigation; duty of circuits; first appearance. Page 1 (pdf)
    790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 10 (pdf)
    790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. Page 2 (pdf)
    901.02 Issuance of arrest warrants. Page 9 (pdf)
    943.0583 Human trafficking victim expunction. Page 14 (pdf)

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