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SB 518: Weapons and Firearms

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Weapons and Firearms; Citing this act as the “Responsible Gun Ownership Act”; requiring background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; requiring firearm sales or other transfers between unlicensed persons to be conducted through, and processed by, a licensed dealer; specifying requirements for firearm sales or transfers through licensed dealers; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting licensed dealers from selling firearms without trigger locks or gun cases; providing exceptions; providing definitions; prohibiting certain actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, or transfer of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/17/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/5/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 518, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/17/2023 at 1:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 291 Weapons and Firearms Hunschofsky Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    S 176 Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms Polsky Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.0653 Page 2 (pdf)
    790.174 Safe storage of firearms required. Page 8 (pdf)
    790.175 Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties. Page 10 (pdf)
    790.223 Page 13 (pdf)

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