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2013 SESSION
SB 324 Limitation on Administrative Actions Relating to Firearms Act; established.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Limitation on administrative actions relating to Firearms Act. Establishes legislative preemption of any administrative action taken by an administrative body that has the direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, unless the administrative body has express statutory authority. Under the bill, any administrative action taken prior to July 1, 2012, having a direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute, is invalid. The bill also requires administrative bodies to take appropriate action to bring any contrary administrative action into compliance.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103208D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 11/30/12 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice