Handguns; firearm locking device required for sale or transfer, child safety warning required.
Summary
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of handguns; child safety warning required; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for such handgun and the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies. This bill was incorporated into HB 158.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 7, 2023
Last action Jan 26, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB158-McClure)
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Dec 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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