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2015 SESSION

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HB 1923 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Transfer of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells a firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, and transfers by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101423D  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101423D
• 01/13/15  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/20/15  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
• 01/29/15  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
• 02/10/15  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety