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2024 SESSION
HB 113 Handguns; possession, purchase, or transportation by persons convicted of certain drug offenses.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession, purchase, or transportation of handgun by persons convicted of certain drug offenses and operating a boat or vehicle while intoxicated prohibited; penalty. Provides that any person who within a five-year period has been convicted of two misdemeanor driving or boating while intoxicated offenses shall be ineligible to possess, purchase, or transport a handgun. The bill also provides that any person who within a three-year period has been convicted of two misdemeanor drug offenses shall be ineligible to possess a handgun. Under current law, such person who has been convicted of two misdemeanor drug offenses is ineligible to purchase or transport a handgun. The bill also provides that any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense for violating the prohibition on possessing, purchasing, or transporting a handgun following convictions of these offenses shall be given the opportunity to voluntarily relinquish any firearm in his possession.
FULL TEXT
- 01/01/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101123D pdf | impact statements
- 01/19/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105638D-H1 pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/01/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101123D
- 01/01/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/13/24 House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 01/18/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- 01/18/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/19/24 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/19/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105638D-H1
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/21/24 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/24/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/24 House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
- 01/31/24 House: Read first time
- 02/01/24 House: Read second time
- 02/01/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105638D-H1
- 02/01/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB113H1
- 02/02/24 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/24 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/24 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/06/24 House: Rereferred to Appropriations
- 02/13/24 House: Left in Appropriations