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2024 SESSION

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SB 99 Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. This bill is identical to HB 175.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100968D  pdf | impact statements
• 01/31/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105953D-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/16/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107774D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/28/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB99ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/03/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100968D
• 01/03/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/24  Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
• 01/22/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
• 01/22/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/31/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
• 01/31/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105953D-S1
• 02/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105953D-S1
• 02/02/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB99S1
• 02/05/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 02/16/24  House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/16/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107774D-H1
• 02/20/24  House: Read second time
• 02/21/24  House: Read third time
• 02/21/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107774D-H1
• 02/21/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB99H1
• 02/21/24  House: Passed House with substitute (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/23/24  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
• 02/23/24  Senate: Title replaced 24107774D-H1
• 02/28/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/28/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB99ER)
• 02/28/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/26/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Requires 2/3 members present