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2023 SESSION

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SB 1378 Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty.

Introduced by: Bill DeSteph | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103904D  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/11/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103904D
• 01/11/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/23/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)