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2023 SESSION
SB 901 Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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, unless the vehicle is locked. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and that such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103458D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103458D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103458D
- 01/05/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/16/23 Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (11-Y 4-N)
- 01/16/23 Senate: Rereferred to Transportation
- 01/26/23 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/23 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/31/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB901E
- 01/31/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103458D-E
- 02/01/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/08/23 House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/09/23 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Left in Public Safety