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2022 SESSION
HB 590 Firearms; storage in residence where minor present, penalty.
Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Storage of firearms in residence where minor present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows or reasonably should know that a minor under 18 years of age is present to store such firearm unloaded in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet, and to store all ammunition in a separate locked container, compartment, or cabinet. The bill requires that the key or combination to such locked containers, compartments, or cabinets be inaccessible to minors. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and, in a case where there is more than one firearm stored in violation of these provisions, each firearm shall constitute a separate Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts any person in lawful possession of a firearm who exercises immediate control, defined in the bill, and when the firearm is an antique firearm.
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- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103827D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/01/22 House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/15/22 House: Left in Public Safety