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2024 SESSION
SB 447 Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. Provides that no person shall leave, place, or store a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle, as defined in the bill, when such handgun is visible to any person who is outside such motor vehicle. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping. This bill is identical to HB 1462.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100642D pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB447ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100642D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/16/24 House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/24 House: Read second time
- 02/21/24 House: Read third time
- 02/21/24 House: Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/21/24 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB447ER)
- 02/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 Senate: Passed by for the day