AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
Summary
Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases or shell casings seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing, also would require 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
02/11/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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