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2022 SESSION
HB 11 Concealed handgun permits; penalties.
Introduced by: Timothy V. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Concealed handgun permits; penalties. Changes the penalty for a first violation of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a civil penalty of not more than $100, a second violation from a Class 6 felony to a Class 2 misdemeanor, and a third or subsequent violation from a Class 5 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a person, unless otherwise disqualified, shall not be precluded from applying for a concealed handgun permit during the pendency of the proceedings for a violation. If such person is issued a valid concealed handgun permit while a charge for a violation is pending, he may offer such permit to the court, and the court may dismiss the charge.
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HISTORY
- 12/17/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100800D
- 12/17/21 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/01/22 House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/22 House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Read first time
- 02/09/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/22 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/11/22 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/21/22 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)