AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Increases the age from eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) years for lawful sale of firearms or ammunition. Exempts full-time law enforcement, state marshals and members of the U.S. military from these prohibitions.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 10, 2022
Signed Jun 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2022
How they voted
29–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Jun 14, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 21, 2022
Signed into law
06/21/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/17/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/14/2022 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 31, 2022
Committee
03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
03/10/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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