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2019 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 4006 Firearms; allowing access to minors, penalty.
Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Allowing access to firearms by minors; penalty. Provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill establishes an appropriation for the fiscal impact of the bill and authorizes the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to allocate such appropriation among the agencies and programs impacted by the bill.
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HISTORY
- 07/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200143D
- 07/08/19 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 07/09/19 House: Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)