AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FIREARM INFORMATION, SECURITY OFFICERS, FIREARM TRANSFERS AND SCHOOL SECURITY GRANTS AND THE FIRE MARSHAL TRAINING COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION ON FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND THE CODES AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE.
What changed between versions
Evidence transfer procedures were clarified to specify that evidence must be transferred to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, with additional language about maintaining evidence integrity.
New categories of officials were added who can access juvenile records, including law enforcement and prosecutorial officials conducting legitimate criminal investigations, and state or federal agencies involved in firearm transfers to minors.
Evidence analysis timeline was maintained at sixty days after collection, but the transfer and analysis failure consequences were expanded to include three specific failure scenarios instead of two.
The bill header was changed from 'Raised Bill No. 6859' to 'Substitute Bill No. 6859' and page counts were adjusted from 41 to 40 pages, indicating the bill was amended during committee review.