Passed State Firearm Legislation :: American Gun Owners Alliance

Title: Criminal charges or convictions for certain felony or misdemeanor offenses, petition for expungement of records authorized under certain conditions, procedures

Description: Criminal charges or convictions for certain felony or misdemeanor offenses, petition for expungement of records authorized under certain conditions, procedures

Last Action: Assigned Act No. 2014-292.

Last Action Date: April 1, 2014

Arizona SB1397

Title: Liquor omnibus

Description: Liquor omnibus

Last Action: Chapter 253

Last Action Date: April 30, 2014

Arizona HB2667

Title: Persons with disabilities

Description: Persons with disabilities

Last Action: Chapter 215

Last Action Date: April 23, 2014

Arizona HB2535

Title: Certification of firearm transfers

Description: Certification of firearm transfers

Last Action: Chapter 173

Last Action Date: April 23, 2014

Arizona SB1266

Title: Misconduct involving weapons; judicial officers

Description: Misconduct involving weapons; judicial officers

Last Action: Chapter 189

Last Action Date: April 23, 2014

Arizona HB2103

Title: Concealed carry permit; qualifications

Description: Concealed carry permit; qualifications

Last Action: Chapter 85

Last Action Date: April 17, 2014

Arizona HB2706

Title: Criminal justice; budget reconciliation; 2014-2015.

Description: Criminal justice; budget reconciliation; 2014-2015.

Last Action: Chapter 12

Last Action Date: April 11, 2014

California SB505

Title: Peace officers: welfare checks: firearms.

Description: An act to add Section 11106.4 to the Penal Code, relating to crime prevention.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 918, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 30, 2014

California AB1609

Title: Firearms.

Description: An act to amend Sections 11106, 16520, 27590, 27600, 27875, 27920, and 28230 of, and to add Section 27585 to, the Penal Code, relating to firearms.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 878, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 30, 2014

California AB1014

Title: Gun violence restraining orders.

Description: An act to amend Section 1524 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 18250 of, to add Section 1542.5 to, and to add Division 3.2 (commencing with Section 18100) to Title 2 of Part 6 of, the Penal Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8105 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to firearms.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 872, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 30, 2014

California SB199

Title: BB devices.

Description: An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 16250 and 16700 of the Penal Code, relating to BB devices.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 915, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 30, 2014

California AB2124

Title: Misdemeanor offenses: deferral of sentencing: pilot program.

Description: An act to add and repeal Chapter 2.96 (commencing with Section 1001.94) of Title 6 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal sentencing.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 28, 2014

California AB2310

Title: Unlawful detainer: nuisance: unlawful weapons and ammunition.

Description: An act to add and repeal Section 3485 of the Civil Code, relating to unlawful detainer, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 339, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: September 15, 2014

California AB2300

Title: Firearms: Prohibited Armed Persons File.

Description: An act to amend Sections 30000 and 30005 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 182, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: July 23, 2014

California AB2098

Title: Military personnel: veterans: sentencing: mitigating circumstances.

Description: An act to amend Section 1170.9 of, and to add Section 1170.91 to, the Penal Code, relating to sentencing.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 163, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: July 21, 2014

California AB1591

Title: Firearms: prohibited persons: notification.

Description: An act to amend Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to firearms.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 141, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: July 18, 2014

California AB1964

Title: Unsafe handguns: single-shot pistols.

Description: An act to amend Section 32100 of the Penal Code, relating to unsafe handguns.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 147, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: July 18, 2014

California AB1798

Title: Deadly weapons.

Description: An act to amend Sections 11106, 11108.9, 16190, 16540, 16850, 17170, 17180, 17190, 27210, 28480, and 28490 of the Penal Code, relating to deadly weapons.

Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 103, Statutes of 2014.

Last Action Date: July 9, 2014

Colorado HB1291

Title: Permit Charter Schools Hire Armed School Security

Description: Permit Charter Schools Hire Armed School Security

Last Action: Governor Signed

Last Action Date: May 9, 2014

Colorado SB135

Title: Repeal Firearms Purchases In Contiguous States

Description: Repeal Firearms Purchases In Contiguous States

Last Action: Governor Signed

Last Action Date: May 2, 2014

Colorado HB1166

Title: Renewal Of Concealed Handgun Permits

Description: Renewal Of Concealed Handgun Permits

Last Action: Governor Signed

Last Action Date: March 14, 2014

Connecticut SB00389

Title: An Act Concerning Court Operations.

Description: To authorize chief probation officers and supervisory judicial marshals to administer oaths in the performance of their duties, to remove the political party restriction on who may serve on the State Marshal Commission, to remove the restriction on who the Chief Justice may designate to serve on the State Library Board, to remove a retired judge from the membership of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, to clarify whether the court has to schedule a restraining order application for a hearing, regardless of whether the affidavit meets the statutory criteria, to allow the Chief Court Administrator to place venue of housing matters in the judicial district, to clarify that contact by a respondent upon a protected person in certain instances does not constitute a violation of a restraining order, to allow an authorized official of the Judicial Branch to purchase body armor on behalf of a judicial marshal, to make minor and technical changes to bail bonds, to repeal a statute authorizing a special education pilot program, and to repeal the Wrongful Conviction Commission.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: June 13, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0927

Title: License To Carry A Pistol Temporary Amendment Act Of 2014

Description: License To Carry A Pistol Temporary Amendment Act Of 2014

Last Action: Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Jan 24, 2015

Last Action Date: November 18, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0750

Title: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Act Of 2014

Description: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Act Of 2014

Last Action: Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Jan 17, 2015

Last Action Date: November 12, 2014

District of Columbia PR20-1070

Title: License To Carry A Pistol Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution Of 2014

Description: License To Carry A Pistol Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution Of 2014

Last Action: Retained by the Council

Last Action Date: October 28, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0926

Title: License To Carry A Pistol Emergency Amendment Act Of 2014

Description: License To Carry A Pistol Emergency Amendment Act Of 2014

Last Action: Act A20-0447 Published in DC Register Vol 61 and Page 10765, Expires on Jan 7, 2015

Last Action Date: October 17, 2014

District of Columbia PR20-1043

Title: License To Carry A Pistol Emergency Declaration Resolution Of 2014

Description: License To Carry A Pistol Emergency Declaration Resolution Of 2014

Last Action: Resolution R20-0615 Effective from Sep 23, 2014 Published in DC Register Vol 61 and Page 10491

Last Action Date: October 10, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0849

Title: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act Of 2014

Description: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act Of 2014

Last Action: Act A20-0377 Published in DC Register Vol 61 and Page 7598, Expires on Oct 12, 2014

Last Action Date: August 1, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0613

Title: Microstamping Implementation Temporary Amendment Act Of 2013

Description: Microstamping Implementation Temporary Amendment Act Of 2013

Last Action: Law L20-0093 Effective from Mar 11, 2014 Published in DC Register Vol 61 and Page 3748, Expires on Oct 22, 2014

Last Action Date: April 11, 2014

District of Columbia B20-0612

Title: Microstamping Implementation Emergency Amendment Act Of 2013

Description: Microstamping Implementation Emergency Amendment Act Of 2013

Last Action: Act A20-0261 Published in DC Register Vol 60 and Page 324, Expires on Mar 12, 2014

Last Action Date: January 17, 2014

Delaware SB258

Title: An Act To Amend Titles 7, 11, And 23 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Environmental Violations.

Description: This legislation declassifies a number of minor violations associated with wildlife, hunting, fishing and boating by changing them from Class C and Class D environmental misdemeanors to environmental violations. These environmental violations will not be reported on criminal history records kept by The Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS); however DNREC is authorized to retain records on environmental violations to ensure that second offenses and higher penalties are pursued when appropriate. The legislation also modernizes penalties associated with several other offenses by classifying them as various environmental misdemeanors and raises the minimum fine for Class C environmental violations from $50 to $100 for first offenses and Class D environmental violations from $25 to $50 for first offenses. Finally, the jurisdiction for a number of violations is changed from Superior Court to Magistrate Court.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: September 2, 2014

Delaware HB225

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Use Of A Firearm By Persons Previously Convicted Of A Violent Felony.

Description: This Act will restore 11 Del. C. 1448(e)(2) to its place in Delaware’s Criminal Code. The paragraph was inadvertently repealed in 2013.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: January 30, 2014

Florida H0525

Title: Pub. Rec./Personal Identifying Information/Licensure to Carry Concealed Weapon or Firearm

Description: Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain personal identifying information held by tax collector when individual applies for license to carry concealed weapon or firearm pursuant to s. 790.06, F.S.; provides for retroactive application of exemption; provides for disclosure of such information under specified conditions; provides for legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity; provides for contingent effect.

Last Action: Chapter No. 2014-206, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 523 (Ch. 2014-205)

Last Action Date: June 20, 2014

Florida H0523

Title: Licensure to Carry a Concealed Weapon or Firearm

Description: Authorizes approved tax collectors to accept applications for licenses to carry concealed weapons or firearms; provides for tax collectors to be authorized to accept applications for licenses to carry concealed weapons or firearms; provides for memoranda of understanding between approved tax collectors & DOACS; provides for remission of revenue to DOACS; provides for retention of specified fees by tax collectors; prohibits tax collectors from maintaining certain lists; prohibits persons from receiving compensation for handling such applications unless authorized.

Last Action: Chapter No. 2014-205, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 525 (Ch. 2014-206)

Last Action Date: June 20, 2014

Florida H0089

Title: Threatened Use of Force

Description: Prohibiting the court from imposing certain mandatory minimum sentences if the court makes specified written findings; applying provisions relating to the use of force in defense of persons to the threatened use of force; applying presumption relating to the use of deadly force to the threatened use of deadly force in the defense of a residence and similar circumstances; applying immunity provisions that relate to the use of force to the threatened use of force; providing that a person is not justified in the threatened use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer, etc.

Last Action: Chapter No. 2014-195

Last Action Date: June 20, 2014

Florida S0424

Title: Discriminatory Insurance Practices

Description: Providing that unfair discrimination on the basis of gun ownership in the provision of personal lines property or personal lines automobile insurance is a discriminatory insurance practice; clarifying that insurers are not prevented from charging supplemental premiums or sharing information between an insurer and its agent if a separate rider has been requested, etc.

Last Action: Chapter No. 2014-180

Last Action Date: June 20, 2014

Georgia HB60

Title: Firearms; certain laws regarding carrying and possession by retired judges; provide exemption

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide an exemption from certain laws regarding the carrying and possession of firearms by retired judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Last Action: Effective Date

Last Action Date: July 1, 2014

Georgia HB826

Title: Crimes and offenses; carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; change provisions

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices and public school disciplinary tribunals, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 2 of Title 20, and Code Section 40-5-22 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Juvenile Code, crimes and offenses, elementary and secondary education, and persons not to be licensed, minimum ages for licensees, and school attendance requirements, respectively, so as to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Last Action: Effective Date

Last Action Date: July 1, 2014

Georgia HB773

Title: Crimes and offenses; discharging a gun or pistol near public highway or street; change provisions

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to change provisions relating to discharging a gun or pistol near a public highway or street; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Last Action: Effective Date

Last Action Date: April 15, 2014

Georgia HB664

Title: Avalon, City of; provide new charter

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Avalon; to repeal specific laws; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Last Action: Effective Date

Last Action Date: April 10, 2014

Georgia HR1655

Title: Congress; protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; request

Description: A RESOLUTION requesting that Congress protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and expressing the State of Georgia's commitment to protecting the rights of our citizens against any attempt to curtail those rights; and for other purposes.

Last Action: House Passed/Adopted

Last Action Date: March 18, 2014

Hawaii HB849

Title: Department of Defense; Emergency Management

Description: Recodifies Hawaii's emergency management statutes by updating the statutes, clarifying the relationship between the state and county emergency management agencies, and delineating the emergency management functions and powers of the Governor and mayors. (HB849 CD1)

Last Action: Act 111, 6/20/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212).

Last Action Date: June 23, 2014

Hawaii HB2246

Title: Mental Health; Gun Control

Description: Provides for a court-based relief program for persons federally prohibited from owning a firearm based on a finding of mental illness or civil commitment. Requires the courts to provide information relating to involuntary civil commitments to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Instant Criminal Background Check System database for gun control purposes. (HB2246 CD1)

Last Action: Act 087, 6/16/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).

Last Action Date: June 18, 2014

Iowa HF2473

Title: A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for fees, providing for legal responsibilities, and providing for regulatory requirements, taxation, and other properly related matters, and including penalties and effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Item vetoed. Various effective dates, see bill.

Description: A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for fees, providing for legal responsibilities, and providing for regulatory requirements, taxation, and other properly related matters, and including penalties and effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Item vetoed. Various effective dates, see bill.

Last Action: Item vetoed, signed by Governor H.J. 907.

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Iowa HF2423

Title: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities and providing effective and applicability dates. Effective 7-1-14, with exception of sections 88 and 153-155, effective 4-10-14.

Description: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities and providing effective and applicability dates. Effective 7-1-14, with exception of sections 88 and 153-155, effective 4-10-14.

Last Action: Signed by Governor. H.J. 719.

Last Action Date: April 10, 2014

Idaho S1332

Title: Adds to existing law to provide legislative intent; to provide certain prohibited acts regarding firearms by public employees and officers of governmental entities, to provide penalties and to establish that certain laws are unenforceable in Idaho by state and local government officials, agents or employees.

Description: Adds to existing law to provide legislative intent; to provide certain prohibited acts regarding firearms by public employees and officers of governmental entities, to provide penalties and to establish that certain laws are unenforceable in Idaho by state and local government officials, agents or employees.

Last Action: Signed by Governor on 03/19/14 Session Law Chapter 148 Effective: 03/19/2014

Last Action Date: March 19, 2014

Idaho S1254

Title: Amends and adds to existing law to provide penalties for carrying concealed weapons under the influence of alcohol or drugs on a college campus; to revise the preemption of firearms regulation regarding college campuses; to provide authority of governing boards of public colleges and universities regarding firearms; and to provide civil immunity of colleges and universities allowing firearms.

Description: Amends and adds to existing law to provide penalties for carrying concealed weapons under the influence of alcohol or drugs on a college campus; to revise the preemption of firearms regulation regarding college campuses; to provide authority of governing boards of public colleges and universities regarding firearms; and to provide civil immunity of colleges and universities allowing firearms.

Last Action: Signed by Governor on 03/12/14 Session Law Chapter 73 Effective: 07/01/2014

Last Action Date: March 12, 2014

Illinois HB2378

Title: CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT

Description: Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrests when he or she has been convicted of or placed on supervision for a misdemeanor that occurred more than 15 years before the filing of the petition if the person has not committed another offense within that period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that prior to the granting of the petition, the Director of State Police shall certify that the person has no other records of arrest and conviction within that time period, other than minor traffic offenses. Provides that the circuit court clerk shall charge a $150 fee per offense plus court costs for the expungement. Provides that the fees shall be deposited in the State treasury in a special fund known as the Misdemeanor Expungement Fund. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall disburse moneys in the fund as grants to certain specified organizations.

Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1009

Last Action Date: August 19, 2014

Illinois HB4290

Title: CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant has completed firearms training as required under the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person guilty of this violation is not eligible for court supervision. Provides that the Department of State Police shall permanently revoke the firearms instructor certification of a person convicted of this violation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0899

Last Action Date: August 15, 2014

Illinois HB4329

Title: HUNTING & FISHING LICENSE FEES

Description: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the fee for all sport fishing licenses, salmon stamps, and inland trout stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fee for a hunting license to hunt all species, State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps, State Habitat Stamps, State Pheasant Stamps, and State Furbearer Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0800

Last Action Date: August 1, 2014

Illinois HR1188

Title: GUN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE

Description: Creates the Illegal Gun Trafficking Task Force. Declares an Illegal Gun Trafficking State of Emergency in the State of Illinois.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Indiana SB0229

Title: Firearm matters.

Description: Allows a firearm that may be destroyed to be sold to a salvage company and destroyed by dismantling the firearm for parts, scrap metal, or recycling, or for resale as parts for other firearms. Provides that a unit may conduct a firearms buyback program with private funds or grants. Establishes a procedure to permit certain individuals whose firearms have been retained by a law enforcement agency to have the firearms sold at auction and the proceeds, less the costs of sale, returned to the individual. Removes a provision from the law making possession of a firearm on property that is being used by a school for a school function a felony. Provides, for purposes of the law concerning possession of firearms on school property, that the law does not apply to certain students who are members of a shooting sports team or certain individuals who may legally possess a firearm and possess a firearm that is locked in the trunk of the person's motor vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the person's locked motor vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle. Specifies that the law concerning firearms in locked vehicles does not prohibit an employer from prohibiting an employee from possessing a firearm or ammunition at the employer's residence. Provides that the chapter concerning possession of firearms on school property and school buses does not apply to a person who may possess the firearm and possesses the firearm in a motor vehicle. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor if certain persons leave a firearm in plain view in a motor vehicle parked in a school parking lot. Removes a provision from the law concerning firearms in locked vehicles that allows a person to adopt or enforce an ordinance, a resolution, a policy or rule that prohibits an employee of the

Last Action: Public Law 157

Last Action Date: March 26, 2014

Indiana SB0169

Title: Firearms.

Description: Makes it a Level 5 felony for a person to provide an individual with a firearm if the person knows that the individual: (1) is legally ineligible to possess a firearm; or (2) intends to use the firearm to commit a crime; and increases the penalty to a Level 3 felony if the firearm is used to commit murder. Provides a defense for certain persons accused of providing firearms to ineligible individuals if: (1) the accused person contacted NICS to request a background check on the individual; and (2) the accused person received authorization from NICS to provide the firearm to the individual. Makes theft a Level 6 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor if the property involved is a firearm. Allows the state to seek a sentencing enhancement of from five years to 20 years if a person uses a firearm to commit: (1) a felony against the person that results in death or serious bodily injury; (2) kidnapping; or (3) criminal confinement as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: March 26, 2014

Indiana HB1006

Title: Reconciles technical and substantive conflicts between HEA 1006-2013 (the criminal code revision bill) and other bills concerning criminal law.

Description: Changes the nomenclature for felonies from "Class" to "Level" for statutes not amended by HEA 1006-2013. Removes criminal gang activity, criminal gang intimidation, and certain drug offenses from the list of crimes over which a juvenile court does not have jurisdiction. Authorizes pretrial diversion for persons charged with a Level 5 or Level 6 felony. Prohibits a credit restricted felon from obtaining sentence modification. Provides that, not later than 365 days after: (1) a convicted person begins serving the person's sentence; and (2) the court obtains a report from the department of correction concerning the convicted person's conduct while imprisoned; the court may reduce or suspend the person's sentence and impose any sentence the court was authorized to impose at the time of sentencing. Specifies that, if more than 365 days have elapsed since the convicted person began serving the sentence, the court may reduce or suspend the sentence and impose any sentence the court was authorized to impose at the time of sentencing. Limits the filing of subsequent petitions to modify a sentence, and removes the requirement that the court hold a hearing. Requires a court to explain its reasons for imposing a sentence unless the court imposes an advisory sentence. Increases the number of crimes that are nonsuspendible. Makes changes to the penalties for the crimes of dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug and dealing in methamphetamine. Allows a court to suspend any part of a sentence for a Level 2 felony or a Level 3 felony concerning a controlled substance. Enhances the penalties for certain controlled substance offenses if a person commits an offense: (1) within

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: March 26, 2014

Kansas HB2140

Title: Senate Substitute for HB 2140 by Committee on Education – Carrying of concealed handguns by law enforcement officers.

Description: Senate Substitute for HB 2140 by Committee on Education – Carrying of concealed handguns by law enforcement officers.

Last Action: House Approved by Governor on Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Kansas HB2578

Title: Regulating the possession of weapons.

Description: Regulating the possession of weapons.

Last Action: House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Last Action Date: April 30, 2014

Kentucky HCR11

Title: Encourage the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, local school districts, and schools to voluntarily promote trapshooting as a high school sport.

Description: Encourage the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, local school districts, and schools to voluntarily promote trapshooting as a high school sport.

Last Action: signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 143)

Last Action Date: April 25, 2014

Kentucky HB99

Title: AN ACT relating to the carrying of concealed deadly weapons by retired peace officers.

Description: Amend KRS 237.140, relating to concealed carry licenses for retired peace officers issued in conformity with the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act to allow the annual license to be extended in yearly increments up to four times before a new license is issued; amend KRS 527.020 to allow LEOSA-certified retired peace officers to carry concealed deadly weapons under the same conditions as actively employed officers.

Last Action: signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 118)

Last Action Date: April 11, 2014

Kentucky HB128

Title: AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Description: Amend KRS 527.020, relating to carrying a concealed deadly weapon, to permit a retired peace officer who has a concealed deadly weapon license issued pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act and KRS 237.138 to 237.142 to carry a concealed deadly weapon at all times at any location within the state except for a detention facility.

Last Action: signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 120)

Last Action Date: March 31, 2014

Louisiana HB63

Title: Revises terminology referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Description: Revises terminology referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Effective date: June 23, 2014.

Last Action Date: June 23, 2014

Louisiana SB651

Title: Authorizes legislators and officers of the legislature to carry weapons under certain conditions. (gov sig)

Description: Authorizes legislators and officers of the legislature to carry weapons under certain conditions. (gov sig)

Last Action: Effective date 6/19/2014.

Last Action Date: June 19, 2014

Louisiana SB361

Title: Provides for the carrying of concealed weapons by certain law enforcement officers in all public places. (8/1/14)

Description: Provides for the carrying of concealed weapons by certain law enforcement officers in all public places. (8/1/14)

Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2014.

Last Action Date: June 12, 2014

Louisiana HB280

Title: Provides reduced fees for concealed handgun permits for active duty members, reserve members, and veterans of U.S. armed forces (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Description: Provides reduced fees for concealed handgun permits for active duty members, reserve members, and veterans of U.S. armed forces (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Last Action: Effective date: July 4, 2014.

Last Action Date: June 12, 2014

Louisiana HB551

Title: Makes changes to the Private Security Regulatory and Licensing Law

Description: Makes changes to the Private Security Regulatory and Licensing Law

Last Action: Effective date: August 1, 2014.

Last Action Date: June 5, 2014

Louisiana HB726

Title: Authorizes certain statutorily dedicated funds to be used for special law enforcement initiatives (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Description: Authorizes certain statutorily dedicated funds to be used for special law enforcement initiatives (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Last Action: Effective date: August 1, 2014.

Last Action Date: June 5, 2014

Louisiana HB272

Title: Provides relative to firearms buyback programs for parishes and municipalities (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Description: Provides relative to firearms buyback programs for parishes and municipalities (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Last Action: Effective date: August 1, 2014.

Last Action Date: June 4, 2014

Louisiana SB212

Title: Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)

Description: Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)

Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2014.

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Louisiana SB402

Title: Provide relative to coroners. (8/1/14)

Description: Provide relative to coroners. (8/1/14)

Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2014.

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Louisiana HB145

Title: Provides relative to the general exemptions of certain property from seizure

Description: Provides relative to the general exemptions of certain property from seizure

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2014.

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Louisiana HB244

Title: Provides with respect to the lease of property at public postsecondary education institutions to nonprofit corporations or associations to hold fundraisers that include the auctioning and sale of firearms

Description: Provides with respect to the lease of property at public postsecondary education institutions to nonprofit corporations or associations to hold fundraisers that include the auctioning and sale of firearms

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2014.

Last Action Date: May 30, 2014

Louisiana HB186

Title: Provides for the use of sound suppressors in hunting

Description: Provides for the use of sound suppressors in hunting

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2014.

Last Action Date: May 28, 2014

Louisiana HB160

Title: Adds exploding targets to the definition of explosives

Description: Adds exploding targets to the definition of explosives

Last Action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 151.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Louisiana HB17

Title: Provides relative to the illegal possession of stolen firearms (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Description: Provides relative to the illegal possession of stolen firearms (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2014.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Louisiana HB1066

Title: Provides with respect to federal background checks for concealed handgun permit holders

Description: Provides with respect to federal background checks for concealed handgun permit holders

Last Action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 221.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Louisiana HB72

Title: Provides relative to the possession of firearms by concealed handgun permit holders and law enforcement officers in certain alcoholic beverage establishments

Description: Provides relative to the possession of firearms by concealed handgun permit holders and law enforcement officers in certain alcoholic beverage establishments

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2014.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Louisiana HB325

Title: Amends provisions of law regarding justification in the use of force or violence

Description: Amends provisions of law regarding justification in the use of force or violence

Last Action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 163.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Louisiana HB753

Title: Provides relative to the possession of firearms as it relates to persons convicted of domestic abuse battery or subject to a protective order (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Description: Provides relative to the possession of firearms as it relates to persons convicted of domestic abuse battery or subject to a protective order (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 195.

Last Action Date: May 22, 2014

Massachusetts H4376

Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence

Description: Relativerelative to the reduction of gun violence (House, No. 4285), reported recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4376). July 30, 2014. [COMMITTEE].

Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014

Last Action Date: August 13, 2014

Massachusetts S2334

Title: Relative to domestic violence

Description: Relativerelativerelative to domestic violence.” (Senate, No. 2334).

Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2014

Last Action Date: August 8, 2014

Maryland SB248

Title: Criminal Law - Use of Handgun in Crime of Violence or Felony - Statute of Limitations

Description: Extending the statute of limitations for a violation of a specified provision of law prohibiting using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or felony.

Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 149

Last Action Date: April 14, 2014

Maryland HB270

Title: General Provisions Article

Description: Adding a new article to the Annotated Code, to be designated and known as the "General Provisions Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to rules of interpretation, the form and administration of official oaths, the Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act, the Maryland Public Ethics Law, acquisition of land by the United States and jurisdiction of the State and United States over specified land, and the State seal, flag, emblems, designations, and commemorative days and months; etc.

Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 94

Last Action Date: April 8, 2014

Maryland SB184

Title: Annual Corrective Bill

Description: Correcting specified errors and omissions in the Annotated Code and in specified uncodified laws; clarifying language; correcting specified obsolete references; reorganizing specified sections of the Annotated Code; ratifying specified corrections made by the publishers of the Annotated Code; providing that the Act is not intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; providing for the correction of specified errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the Annotated Code; etc.

Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45

Last Action Date: April 8, 2014

Maine LD1764

Title: An Act To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission Relative to the Maine Bail Code, the Maine Juvenile Code and the Maine Criminal Code and Related Statutes

Description: An Act To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission Relative to the Maine Bail Code, the Maine Juvenile Code and the Maine Criminal Code and Related Statutes

Last Action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

Last Action Date: March 24, 2014

Michigan SB0863

Title: Criminal procedure; pretrial procedure; release from custody subject to certain conditions following preliminary roadside analysis and entry of order into LEIN; provide for. Amends sec. 6b, ch. V of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 765.6b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5385'14

Description: Criminal procedure; pretrial procedure; release from custody subject to certain conditions following preliminary roadside analysis and entry of order into LEIN; provide for. Amends sec. 6b, ch. V of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 765.6b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5385'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0316'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: October 22, 2014

Michigan HB5085

Title: Weapons; safety and training; requirement for physical presence of parent or guardian during use of a pistol by a minor; provide exception. Amends sec. 2 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422).

Description: Weapons; safety and training; requirement for physical presence of parent or guardian during use of a pistol by a minor; provide exception. Amends sec. 2 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422).

Last Action: Assigned Pa 201'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0049

Title: Weapons; licensing; certain firearms records; exempt from freedom of information act. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 1b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Description: Weapons; licensing; certain firearms records; exempt from freedom of information act. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 1b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0202'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0583

Title: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for increased penalties for crime of intentionally discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure; enact. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0582'13

Description: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for increased penalties for crime of intentionally discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure; enact. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0582'13

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0192'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0582

Title: Crimes; weapons; penalties for intentionally discharging a firearm from vehicle or at a dwelling or a potentially occupied structure; increase under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 234a & 234b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.234a & 750.234b).

Description: Crimes; weapons; penalties for intentionally discharging a firearm from vehicle or at a dwelling or a potentially occupied structure; increase under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 234a & 234b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.234a & 750.234b).

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0191'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0881

Title: Weapons; licensing; firearms records; clarify what records are exempt under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425o). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14

Description: Weapons; licensing; firearms records; clarify what records are exempt under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425o). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0206'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan HB5328

Title: Weapons; licensing; firearm records; clarify what is exempt under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 5b of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Description: Weapons; licensing; firearm records; clarify what is exempt under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 5b of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 207'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0834

Title: Weapons; licensing; firearm records; clarify exemption under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 2b of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0881'14

Description: Weapons; licensing; firearm records; clarify exemption under the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 2b of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5325'14, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0881'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0205'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan HB5325

Title: Weapons; licensing; definition of firearms records; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Description: Weapons; licensing; definition of firearms records; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4155'13, HB 5328'14, SB 0049'13, SB 0834'14, SB 0881'14

Last Action: Assigned Pa 203'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: July 16, 2014

Michigan SB0610

Title: Weapons; firearms; manufacture, possession, or transfer of certain short-barreled shotguns or rifles; allow. Amends sec. 224b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.224b).

Description: Weapons; firearms; manufacture, possession, or transfer of certain short-barreled shotguns or rifles; allow. Amends sec. 224b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.224b).

Last Action: Assigned Pa 0063'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: April 22, 2014

Michigan HR0199

Title: A resolution to urge the state of Illinois to recognize Michigan concealed pistol license holders as being automatically authorized to carry concealed handguns in Illinois.

Description: A resolution to urge the state of Illinois to recognize Michigan concealed pistol license holders as being automatically authorized to carry concealed handguns in Illinois.

Last Action: Adopted

Last Action Date: March 13, 2014

Michigan HB4715

Title: Weapons; ammunition; possession of ammunition by certain individuals; prohibit. Amends sec. 224f of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.224f).

Description: Weapons; ammunition; possession of ammunition by certain individuals; prohibit. Amends sec. 224f of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.224f).

Last Action: Assigned Pa 04'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: February 12, 2014

Michigan HB4716

Title: Weapons; ammunition; reference in sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4715'13

Description: Weapons; ammunition; reference in sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4715'13

Last Action: Assigned Pa 05'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: February 12, 2014

Michigan HB4717

Title: Weapons; ammunition; reference in 1927 PA 372; update. Amends sec. 4 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.424). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4715'13

Description: Weapons; ammunition; reference in 1927 PA 372; update. Amends sec. 4 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.424). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4715'13

Last Action: Assigned Pa 06'14 With Immediate Effect

Last Action Date: February 12, 2014

Minnesota HF3172

Title: Omnibus supplemental appropriations bill.

Description: Omnibus supplemental appropriations bill.

Last Action: Secretary of State Chapter 312

Last Action Date: May 20, 2014

Minnesota HF3238

Title: Domestic violence restraining order provisions modified to prohibit persons subject to the restraining orders from possessing weapons, and persons convicted of domestic violence offenses required to surrender their firearms while they are prohibited from possessing firearms.

Description: Domestic violence restraining order provisions modified to prohibit persons subject to the restraining orders from possessing weapons, and persons convicted of domestic violence offenses required to surrender their firearms while they are prohibited from possessing firearms.

Last Action: Secretary of State Chapter 213 05/09/14

Last Action Date: May 12, 2014

Missouri SB656

Title: Modifies provisions relating to firearms and corporate security advisors

Description: Modifies provisions relating to firearms and corporate security advisors

Last Action: Legislature voted to override Governor's veto

Last Action Date: September 10, 2014

Missouri SB852

Title: Modifies provisions relating to emergency service providers, corporate security advisors, child abuse, the Department of Mental Health, and funerals

Description: Modifies provisions relating to emergency service providers, corporate security advisors, child abuse, the Department of Mental Health, and funerals

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 3, 2014

Missouri SB745

Title: Modifies the provisions regarding sheriffs and other law enforcement officers, weapons, and concealed carry permits

Description: Modifies the provisions regarding sheriffs and other law enforcement officers, weapons, and concealed carry permits

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 2, 2014

Missouri SB491

Title: Modifies provisions relating to criminal law

Description: Modifies provisions relating to criminal law

Last Action: Governor took no action, sent to Secretary of State/Article III, Sec. 31

Last Action Date: May 13, 2014

Mississippi HB787

Title: Bonds; authorize .

Description: An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For Community And Junior Colleges; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Building And Related Facilities To House The Center For Manufacturing Technology Excellence At The East Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campus In Lowndes County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of $5,000,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The Proceeds Of Certain Bonds May Be Used By The Mississippi Development Authority To Reimburse Certain Costs Related To The Administration Of The Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of $5,000,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto And To Increase The Amount Of Funds That May Be Disbursed As Grant Funds To The City Of Columbus, Mississippi, To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Restoration Of The Columbus City Hall Building And Related Facilities; To Provide For The Disbursement Of Grant Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Restoration Of The Shubuta Town Hall In Shubuta, Mississippi, And Okolona College In Okolona, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum And The New Museum Of Mississippi History And Construction Of A Parking Garage For The Museums; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $10,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000.00 The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants Or Loans To Counties And Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment And In The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Public Facilities; To Amend Sections 65-4-25, 65-4-29, 65-4-31 And 65-4-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $10,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Delete The Reverter On The Provisions That Authorize The State Bond Commission To Negotiate The Sale Of Bonds Issued Under The Economic Development Highway Act And That Require Notice Of The Sale Of Such Bonds Only When The Bonds Are To Be Sold On Sealed Bids At Public Sale; To Amend Section 45, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2011, As Amended By Section 9, Chapter 569, Laws Of 2013, To Increase The Amount Of State General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Southaven With Improvements To Snowden Park; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Jackson Zoo; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Hattiesburg Zoo; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Mississippi Museum Of Natural Science; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Pascagoula Maritime Museum Of Natural Science; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Bolton, Mississippi, In Making Improvements To Municipal Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To Assist The Rail Authority Of East Mississippi In Paying Costs Incurred By The Authority For An Environmental Impact Study; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Constructing, Furnishing, Equipping, Repairs And Renovations To And The Purchase Of Land For The Mississippi Arts And Entertainment Center In Meridian, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Building, Equipping And Furnishing Facilities At The Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center In Tremont, Mississippi, And To Provide Funds For The Purchase Of Additional Land For The Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping The William Faulkner Library At The Union County Heritage Museum In New Albany, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping A Headquarters Building For The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation In Ruleville, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping The Marty Stuart Center For Country Music In Philadelphia, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist In Paying The Costs Of Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Auditorium For Oak Grove High School In Lamar County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Madison, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Of Constructing Of A Four-lane Access Road From U.s. Highway 51 To Interstate Highway 55; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist In Paying The Costs Of Repair, Renovation And Painting Of The Historic Summit Standpipe; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Pay Costs Associated With Repairs, Renovations, Upgrades And Improvements At The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory In Jackson County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist In Paying The Cost Of Improvements To U.s. Highway 80 In Brandon, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks For Repairs, Renovations And Capital Improvements At State Parks; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 602, Laws Of 2007, As Amended By Section 15, Chapter 431, Laws Of 2011, To Revise The Purposes For Which Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued Under This Section May Be Utilized By Authorizing Such Proceeds To Be Used To Pay The Costs Of Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping A Multi-purpose Building For The Department Of Mental Health In Kemper County, Mississippi; To Amend Section 27-7-22.31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Costs And Expenses Incurred For The Rehabilitation Of Certain Historic Structures To Provide That The Credit Shall Apply To Taxpayers Who Have Been Issued A Certificate Evidencing The Eligible Credit Before December 31, 2017, Or Who, Before December 31, 2017, Have Received A Determination In Writing From The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, That The Rehabilitation Is Consistent With The Historic Character Of The Property And That The Property Meets The United States Secretary Of The Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation And Who Are Issued A Certificate Evidencing The Eligible Credit On Or After December 31, 2017; To Amend Section 27-65-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Special Sales Tax Authorized By This Section Shall Apply To Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services Sold In The Municipality And Shall Not Apply To Wholesale Sales Of Food And Drink For Human Consumption Sold To Full Service Vending Machine Operators And Wholesale Sales Of Light Wine, Beer And Alcoholic Beverages; To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality That Levies The Special Sales Tax Authorized Under This Section To Incur Debt For The Purpose Of Paying The Costs Of Road And Street Repair, Reconstruction And Resurfacing Projects Based On Traffic Patterns, Need And Usage, And To Pay The Costs Of Water, Sewer And Drainage Projects Authorized By This Section; To Extend The Repeal Date On This Section From July 1, 2032, To July 1, 2035; To Amend Section 65-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "high Economic Benefit Project" Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Amend Section 6, Chapter 537, Laws Of 2013, To Provide That The Sales Tax Exemptions Authorized In Section 1, Chapter 537, Laws Of 2013, Shall Apply To Sales Billed By The Provider From And After July 1, 2014; To Amend Section 49-17-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality To Renegotiate Certain Loans To Hancock County, Mississippi, And The Political Subdivisions In Such County; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2425 And Senate Bill No. 2921, 2014 Regular Session, To Exempt From Sales Taxation All Sales Of Durable Medical Equipment And Home Medical Supplies When Ordered Or Prescribed By A Licensed Physician For Medical Purposes Of A Patient Regardless Of Whether Payment For The Equipment Is Covered Under An Insurance Policy; To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property And Services To The Diabetes Foundation Of Mississippi And The Mississippi Chapter Of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Potting Soil, Mulch, Or Other Soil Amendments Used In Growing Ornamental Plants Which Bear No Fruit Of Commercial Value When Sold To Commercial Plant Nurseries That Operate Exclusively At Wholesale And Where No Retail Sales Can Be Made; To Amend Section 42, Chapter 533, Laws Of 2010, To Extend The Time Within Which Bonds May Be Issued To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Constructing And Making Improvements To The Long Leaf Trace And Establishing A Park In The City; To Amend Section 8, Chapter 569, Laws Of 2013, To Revise The Purposes For Which Certain Bond Proceeds May Be Used; To Amend Section 27-7-22.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Pays Ad Valorem Taxes On Rental Equipment Shall Be Eligible For The Income Tax Credit For Ad Valorem Taxes Paid On Certain Inventory; And For Related Purposes.

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: April 24, 2014

Mississippi SB2425

Title: Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.

Description: An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Retail Sales Of Firearms, Ammunition And Hunting Supplies When Sold During The Annual Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend Holiday Beginning At 12:01 A.m. On The First Friday In September And Ending At 12:00 Midnight On The Following Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: April 2, 2014

Mississippi HB314

Title: Weapons; clarify state preemption of local ordinances.

Description: An Act To Amend Sections 33-7-303 And 33-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Governor Or Any Other Official Or Employee Of The State May Not Interfere With The Right Of Citizens To Possess Firearms; To Amend Sections 45-9-51 And 45-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Counties And Municipalities May Not Interfere With The Right Of Citizens To Possess Firearms; To Provide A Complaint Procedure To Challenge Ordinances In Violation Of That Right; To Restrict County And Municipal Programs To Purchase Weapons From Citizens; And For Related Purposes.

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: March 27, 2014

Mississippi HB764

Title: Gun permits; provide at no cost to disabled veterans.

Description: An Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Disabled Veterans From Concealed Weapon Permit Fees And Renewal Fees; And For Related Purposes.

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: March 6, 2014

North Carolina H369

Title: Criminal Law Changes

Description: Criminal Law Changes

Last Action: Ch. SL 2014-119

Last Action Date: September 18, 2014

North Carolina S226

Title: Repeal 1935 Durham Co. Firearm Act

Description: Repeal 1935 Durham Co. Firearm Act

Last Action: Ch. SL 2014-11

Last Action Date: June 19, 2014

Nebraska LB699

Title: Change hunting permit and hunter education provisions, provide reports to a firearm database, and eliminate certain firearm provisions

Description: Change hunting permit and hunter education provisions, provide reports to a firearm database, and eliminate certain firearm provisions

Last Action: Provisions/portions of LB1035 amended into LB699 by AM2234

Last Action Date: April 23, 2014

Nebraska LB390

Title: Change provisions relating to unlawful possession of a firearm at a school and Emergency Management Act provisions

Description: Change provisions relating to unlawful possession of a firearm at a school and Emergency Management Act provisions

Last Action: Provisions/portions of LB772 amended into LB390 by AM2663

Last Action Date: April 23, 2014

New Jersey A1676

Title: Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain records relating to the crime and that requests for such records are not public information.*

Description: Provides that crime victims do not have to pay fees to obtain records relating to the crime and that requests for such records are not public information.*

Last Action: Approved P.L.2014, c.19.

Last Action Date: July 30, 2014

Ohio HB10

Title: To establish initial education programs and continuing education requirements for the fiscal officers of townships and municipal corporations, to establish procedures for removing those officers, county treasurers, and county auditors from office, to create fiscal accountability requirements for counties, townships, municipal corporations, and public schools, to revise the procedure for appointing an interim replacement official to perform the duties of a suspended elected county official, to authorize the board of county commissioners to appoint an acting officer to perform such suspended official's duties before an interim replacement official is appointed to reduce the required number of Board of Deposit meetings, to provide procedures to request additional meetings, and to require web site postings of specified Board of Deposit notices, to modify the continuing education requirements for qualified mass appraisal project managers, and to correct provisions recently enacted by S.B. 3 of the 130th General Assembly.

Description: To amend sections 3.16, 101.35, 103.0511, 106.02, 106.022, 106.023, 106.031, 106.05, 119.03, 121.83, 135.02, 305.03, 319.04, 319.26, 321.37, 321.46, 507.02, 2921.13, 2921.44, 3314.023, 5101.09, and 5713.012; to enact sections 117.45, 507.12, 507.13, 733.78, 733.81, 3313.30, 3314.50, 3326.211, 3328.16, and 3328.37; and to repeal sections 319.25 and 321.38 of the Revised Code; to amend Section 267.50.70 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly; and to amend Section 267.50.70 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly for the purpose of codifying it as section 3314.51 of the Revised Code to establish initial education programs and continuing education requirements for the fiscal officers of townships and municipal corporations, to establish procedures for removing those officers, county treasurers, and county auditors from office, to create fiscal accountability requirements for counties, townships, municipal corporations, and public schools, to revise the procedure for appointing an interim replacement official to perform the duties of a suspended elected county official, to authorize the board of county commissioners to appoint an acting officer to perform such suspended official's duties before an interim replacement official is appointed to reduce the required number of Board of Deposit meetings, to provide procedures to request additional meetings, and to require web site postings of specified Board of Deposit notices, to modify the continuing education requirements for qualified mass appraisal project managers, and to correct provisions recently enacted by S.B. 3 of the 130th General Assembly.

Last Action: Governor' Action

Last Action Date: December 19, 2014

Ohio HB234

Title: To revise the law governing firearms.

Description: To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 2923.11, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.1213, 2923.13, 2923.17, 2929.14, and 2941.144, to enact sections 311.43 and 1533.04, and to repeal sections 2923.1210 and 2923.22 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing firearms.

Last Action: Governor' Action

Last Action Date: December 19, 2014

Ohio SB43

Title: To make changes to the laws governing the civil commitment of and treatment provided to mentally ill persons.

Description: To amend sections 2101.16, 2151.011, 2151.23, 2923.125, 2923.1213, 2923.13, 2945.37, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, 2967.22, 5119.311, 5120.17, 5122.01, 5122.03, 5122.05, 5122.10, 5122.11, 5122.13, 5122.141, 5122.15, 5122.19, 5122.21, 5122.27, 5122.30, 5122.31, 5122.311, 5122.34, 5122.43, 5139.54, 5305.22, 5907.06, and 5907.09 and to enact section 5122.111 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing the civil commitment of and treatment provided to mentally ill persons.

Last Action: Effective Date

Last Action Date: September 17, 2014

Oklahoma SB1442

Title: Firearms; carrying of firearms by certain attorneys, judges and Attorney General; clarifying training requirement; identification cards. Effective date.

Description: Firearms; carrying of firearms by certain attorneys, judges and Attorney General; clarifying training requirement; identification cards. Effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/28/2014

Last Action Date: May 28, 2014

Oklahoma HB2614

Title: Crimes and punishments; firearms stored in motor vehicle on school property; deleting certain penalties; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; firearms stored in motor vehicle on school property; deleting certain penalties; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/23/2014

Last Action Date: May 23, 2014

Oklahoma HB2461

Title: Crimes and punishments; requiring law enforcement officials to execute certain certification requests; requiring written notification of denial; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; requiring law enforcement officials to execute certain certification requests; requiring written notification of denial; effective date.

Last Action: Filed with Secretary of State

Last Action Date: May 8, 2014

Oklahoma SB934

Title: Minors possessing firearms; modifying who may give a firearms to a child for certain purposes; modifying weapons a minor may possess for certain purposes. Effective date.

Description: Minors possessing firearms; modifying who may give a firearms to a child for certain purposes; modifying weapons a minor may possess for certain purposes. Effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/28/2014

Last Action Date: April 28, 2014

Oklahoma SB1471

Title: Release of a copy of fingerprints; authorizing the OSBI to release a copy of certain fingerprints under certain circumstances. Effective date.

Description: Release of a copy of fingerprints; authorizing the OSBI to release a copy of certain fingerprints under certain circumstances. Effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/25/2014

Last Action Date: April 28, 2014

Oklahoma HB2840

Title: Crimes and punishments; clarifying scope of certain prohibited act; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; clarifying scope of certain prohibited act; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/28/2014

Last Action Date: April 28, 2014

Oklahoma HB2874

Title: Crimes and punishments; making completion certificates valid for certain period of time; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; making completion certificates valid for certain period of time; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/22/2014

Last Action Date: April 22, 2014

Oklahoma HB2692

Title: Crimes and punishments; extending grace period for license renewals; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; extending grace period for license renewals; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/22/2014

Last Action Date: April 22, 2014

Oklahoma HB2888

Title: Crimes and punishments; modifying certain eligibility requirement; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; modifying certain eligibility requirement; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/21/2014

Last Action Date: April 21, 2014

Oklahoma HB2496

Title: Crimes and punishments; adding exception to certain prohibited act; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; adding exception to certain prohibited act; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/07/2014

Last Action Date: April 7, 2014

Oklahoma HB2594

Title: Crimes and punishments; providing alternate form of payment for handgun license applications and renewals; effective date.

Description: Crimes and punishments; providing alternate form of payment for handgun license applications and renewals; effective date.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/07/2014

Last Action Date: April 7, 2014

Oklahoma SB2122

Title: Multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency

Description: Multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/02/2014

Last Action Date: April 2, 2014

Oregon HB4035

Title: Relating to possession of a weapon by a corrections officer; and prescribing an effective date.

Description: Allows corrections officer employed by Department of Corrections to lawfully possess firearm in locked trunk, glove compartment, center console or other container in officer's personal vehicle when vehicle is parked in department parking lot, department has not provided secure storage for firearms owned by officers and officer is present at department in official capacity. Allows corrections officer employed by Department of Corrections to lawfully possess firearm in locked trunk, glove compartment, center console or other container in officer's personal vehicle when vehicle is parked in department parking lot, department has not provided secure storage for firearms owned by officers and officer is present at department in official capacity. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Last Action: Chapter 88, (2014 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2014.

Last Action Date: April 8, 2014

Oregon HB4068

Title: Relating to concealed handgun license applicants previously charged with marijuana offenses.

Description: Modifies requirements for concealed handgun license applicants. Provides that either single conviction or single completed drug diversion program for marijuana possession does not disqualify applicant if offense was violation or misdemeanor. Defines "drug diversion program" for purposes of statute.

Last Action: Chapter 62, (2014 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2015.

Last Action Date: March 18, 2014

Pennsylvania HB1989

Title: Designating the Piper J-3 Cub as the official State aircraft of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and designating the Pennsylvania Long Rifle as the official firearm of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Description: An Act designating the Piper J-3 Cub as the official State aircraft of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and designating the Pennsylvania Long Rifle as the official firearm of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Last Action: Act No. 73

Last Action Date: June 26, 2014

Pennsylvania SB497

Title: Reenacting and amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code.

Description: An Act reenacting and amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known as The Third Class City Code.

Last Action: Approved by the Governor

Last Action Date: March 14, 2014

Pennsylvania SB1024

Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for arson and related offenses; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses; and providing for sentencing for arson offenses.

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for arson and related offenses; in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses; and providing for sentencing for arson offenses.

Last Action: Act No. 16

Last Action Date: February 25, 2014

Rhode Island H8015

Title: Weapons

Description: Permits Providence fire department arson investigators to carry firearms statewide.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 8, 2014

Rhode Island S2899

Title: Weapons

Description: Permit Providence fire department arson investigators to carry firearms statewide.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 8, 2014

Rhode Island H7939

Title: Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals

Description: Establishes relief from disqualifiers board to consider petitions for relief from firearms prohibitions due to commitment adjudications and authorizes transmittal of mental disability information to NCIS by district court effective January 1, 2015.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 3, 2014

Rhode Island S2774

Title: Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals

Description: Requires district court to provide information to the NCIS database of those persons subject to civil commitment for mental health treatment. Creates an appeal board for persons denied the right to firearms ownership by the commitment process.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 3, 2014

Rhode Island S2775

Title: Weapons -mental Health

Description: Remove the term “habitual drunkard” from the list of those prohibited from possessing firearms.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 2, 2014

Rhode Island H7940

Title: Weapons

Description: Eliminate the prohibition against a person who has been adjudicated or is under treatment as a habitual drunkard from owning, purchasing, carrying, transporting or having in his or her possession any firearm.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 2, 2014

South Carolina S1177

Title: Wildlife management areas

Description: Provide That Certain Acts Or Conduct Are Prohibited On State Lakes And Ponds That Are Owned Or Leased By The Department And Heritage Preserves Owned By The Department, To Make Technical Changes, And To Revise The List Of Acts Or Conduct That Are Prohibited; And To Repeal Section 50-13-2011 Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources Management Authority Over The Lakes And Ponds That It Owns Or Leases

Last Action: Act No. 234

Last Action Date: June 16, 2014

South Carolina S1076

Title: Law enforcement personnel

Description: Revise The Definition Of The Terms "identification Card" And "qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer", To Make Technical Changes, To Provide That An Agency Or Department Of This State May Issue Identification Cards, And To Eliminate The Fee Imposed To Obtain An Identification Card

Last Action: Act No. 228

Last Action Date: June 16, 2014

South Carolina S0308

Title: Firearms

Description: Redefine The Term "luggage Compartment"

Last Action: Act No. 123

Last Action Date: February 25, 2014

South Dakota HB1129

Title: Prohibit the use of certain explosive targets in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.

Description: Prohibit the use of certain explosive targets in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.

Last Action: Signed by Governor H.J. 790

Last Action Date: March 31, 2014

South Dakota HB1229

Title: Provide for the reporting of certain person's names to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Description: Provide for the reporting of certain person's names to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Last Action: Signed by Governor H.J. 780

Last Action Date: March 14, 2014

Tennessee HB2019

Title: As enacted, redefines "industrial machinery" to exempt from sales and use tax machinery utilized in the design and manufacture of firearms equipped with integral devices that permit a user to program the firearm to operate only for specified person designated by the user through computerized locking devices or other means integral and permanently part of the firearm, when the machinery is utilized by a person whose principle business is fabricating or processing tangible personal property for resale. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Description: As enacted, redefines "industrial machinery" to exempt from sales and use tax machinery utilized in the design and manufacture of firearms equipped with integral devices that permit a user to program the firearm to operate only for specified person designated by the user through computerized locking devices or other means integral and permanently part of the firearm, when the machinery is utilized by a person whose principle business is fabricating or processing tangible personal property for resale. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 994

Last Action Date: June 3, 2014

Tennessee SB2118

Title: As enacted, redefines "industrial machinery" to exempt from sales and use tax machinery utilized in the design and manufacture of firearms equipped with integral devices that permit a user to program the firearm to operate only for specified person designated by the user through computerized locking devices or other means integral and permanently part of the firearm, when the machinery is utilized by a person whose principle business is fabricating or processing tangible personal property for resale. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Description: As enacted, redefines "industrial machinery" to exempt from sales and use tax machinery utilized in the design and manufacture of firearms equipped with integral devices that permit a user to program the firearm to operate only for specified person designated by the user through computerized locking devices or other means integral and permanently part of the firearm, when the machinery is utilized by a person whose principle business is fabricating or processing tangible personal property for resale. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 994

Last Action Date: June 3, 2014

Tennessee HB1483

Title: As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

Description: As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 768

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee SB1774

Title: As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 870

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee HB1480

Title: As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 870

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee SB2031

Title: As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

Description: As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 768

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee HB1399

Title: As enacted, declares that the general assembly occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or combinations thereof, prohibiting local regulation, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314.

Description: As enacted, declares that the general assembly occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or combinations thereof, prohibiting local regulation, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 822

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee HB1400

Title: As enacted, changes the timeframe in which a handgun carry permit expires from four years to five years; provides reduced application fee for certain active and discharged service members. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, changes the timeframe in which a handgun carry permit expires from four years to five years; provides reduced application fee for certain active and discharged service members. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 866

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee HB0379

Title: As enacted, requires the department of safety to provide a method for handgun carry permit holders to notify the department electronically on the department's web site of any change in the permit holder's principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 50.

Description: As enacted, requires the department of safety to provide a method for handgun carry permit holders to notify the department electronically on the department's web site of any change in the permit holder's principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 50.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 816

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee SB1612

Title: As enacted, declares that the general assembly occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or combinations thereof, prohibiting local regulation, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314.

Description: As enacted, declares that the general assembly occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or combinations thereof, prohibiting local regulation, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 822

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee SB1672

Title: As enacted, changes the timeframe in which a handgun carry permit expires from four years to five years; provides reduced application fee for certain active and discharged service members. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, changes the timeframe in which a handgun carry permit expires from four years to five years; provides reduced application fee for certain active and discharged service members. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 866

Last Action Date: May 16, 2014

Tennessee HB1520

Title: As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Description: As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 663

Last Action Date: April 21, 2014

Tennessee SB1955

Title: As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Description: As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 663

Last Action Date: April 21, 2014

Tennessee HB1883

Title: As enacted, makes lawful the sale, transfer, ownership, possession and transportation of switchblade knives and knives with a blade length in excess of four inches; increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the maximum fine for possessing a switchblade knife with the intent to employ it during commission of a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, makes lawful the sale, transfer, ownership, possession and transportation of switchblade knives and knives with a blade length in excess of four inches; increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the maximum fine for possessing a switchblade knife with the intent to employ it during commission of a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 647

Last Action Date: April 14, 2014

Tennessee SB1771

Title: As enacted, makes lawful the sale, transfer, ownership, possession and transportation of switchblade knives and knives with a blade length in excess of four inches; increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the maximum fine for possessing a switchblade knife with the intent to employ it during commission of a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, makes lawful the sale, transfer, ownership, possession and transportation of switchblade knives and knives with a blade length in excess of four inches; increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the maximum fine for possessing a switchblade knife with the intent to employ it during commission of a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 647

Last Action Date: April 14, 2014

Tennessee SB1701

Title: As enacted, defines "motor vehicle" for purposes of clarifying the type of vehicle in which a handgun carry permit holder may transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a parking lot. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, defines "motor vehicle" for purposes of clarifying the type of vehicle in which a handgun carry permit holder may transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a parking lot. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 505

Last Action Date: March 24, 2014

Tennessee HB1405

Title: As enacted, defines "motor vehicle" for purposes of clarifying the type of vehicle in which a handgun carry permit holder may transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a parking lot. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Description: As enacted, defines "motor vehicle" for purposes of clarifying the type of vehicle in which a handgun carry permit holder may transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a parking lot. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 505

Last Action Date: March 24, 2014

Tennessee HB1404

Title: As enacted, clarifies that observation while securing a firearm or firearm ammunition in compliance with provisions concerning a handgun permit holder's ability to transport or store a firearm or firearm ammunition does not violate such provisions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313.

Description: As enacted, clarifies that observation while securing a firearm or firearm ammunition in compliance with provisions concerning a handgun permit holder's ability to transport or store a firearm or firearm ammunition does not violate such provisions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313.

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 498

Last Action Date: February 25, 2014

Tennessee SB1700

Title: As enacted, clarifies that observation while securing a firearm or firearm ammunition in compliance with provisions concerning a handgun permit holder's ability to transport or store a firearm or firearm ammunition does not violate such provisions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313.

Description: As enacted, clarifies that observation while securing a firearm or firearm ammunition in compliance with provisions concerning a handgun permit holder's ability to transport or store a firearm or firearm ammunition does not violate such provisions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313.

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 498

Last Action Date: February 25, 2014

Utah HB0268S02

Title: Dangerous Weapons Amendments

Description: Dangerous Weapons Amendments