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SB 1096: Weapons and Firearms

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Weapons and Firearms; Citing this act as the “Responsible Gun Ownership Act”; requiring a background check on every sale or other transfer of a firearm; providing criminal penalties; revising requirements for the safe storage of firearms; prohibiting the manufacture, assembly, importing, purchasing, selling, or transferring of any firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number; creating the Veteran’s Firearm Suicide Reduction Task Force, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and this section, which shall take effect July 1, 2025, this act shall take effect October 1, 2025
Last Action: 2/25/2025 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2025 Senate • Filed

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  • SB 1096, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2025 at 8:02 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 65 Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms Hunschofsky Similar Last Action: 2/24/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
    H 1019 Weapons and Firearms Hunschofsky Similar Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Filed
    S 252 Weapons and Firearms Polsky Similar Last Action: 1/29/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

    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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