Proposed Kansas Firearm Legislation SCR1618
Legislation Overview
Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
Description: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Last Action Date: February 14, 2024
Sponsors
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23 sponsors: J.R. Claeys (R); Larry Alley (R); Molly Baumgardner (R); Richard Billinger (R); Chase Blasi (R);Elaine Bowers (R); Renee Erickson (R); Michael Fagg (R); Beverly Gossage (R); Dan Kerschen (R); Rick Kloos (R); Jeff Longbine (R); Ty Masterson (R); Robert Olson (R); Virgil Peck (R); Mike Petersen (R); Dennis Pyle (R); Ronald Ryckman (R); Tim Shallenburger (R);Mark Steffen (R); Alicia Straub (R); Mike Thompson (R); Richard Wilborn (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 58% (23 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Senate Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
