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2021 SESSION

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HB 2319 Firearms; access to certain persons in a shared dwelling, civil penalty.

Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Access to firearms; cohabitants; civil penalty. Makes it unlawful for an individual residing or cohabitating with any person who such individual knows or has reason to believe is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm to allow such person access to any firearm. The bill requires such individual to store such firearm in a manner that is inaccessible to such co-resident. If an individual violates any provision of the bill and the co-resident uses such firearm during the commission of a crime, such individual will be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500, except for any crime committed against such individual. The bill further provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm is not in violation of the provisions of the bill if he carries the firearm on or about his person or exercises control of the firearm.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/21  House: Presented and ordered printed 21103164D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21104015D-H1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/21/21  House: Presented and ordered printed 21103164D
• 01/21/21  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 01/25/21  House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
• 01/26/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/29/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21104015D-H1
• 01/29/21  House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/01/21  House: Read first time
• 02/02/21  House: Read second time
• 02/02/21  House: Committee substitute agreed to 21104015D-H1
• 02/02/21  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2319H1
• 02/03/21  House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
• 02/03/21  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)