Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of undetectable firearms; penalty.
Summary
Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who manufactures, imports, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports for security screening. The bill also updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at airports for detecting plastic firearms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 9, 2018
Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
lower
Dec 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100229D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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