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2024 Passed State Firearm Legislation

These are state level fiream related bills that have passed. Billls are archived by the year they were signed into law.

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Delaware HB276

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Safe School And Recreation Zones.

Description: This Act is a follow-up to House Bill No. 201, as amended by House Amendment No. 3 and Senate Amendment No. 3, which was passed in 2023. That bill originally repealed the offense of Possession of a weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone, which was not actually a separate crime but rather operated as an aggravator and sentence enhancement on certain underlying crimes, and replaced it with Possession of a firearm in a Safe School and Recreation Zone which is a separate and self-contained criminal offense. Subsequently Senate Amendment No. 3 was passed and attached to the bill. That amendment separated the school zone from the recreation zone offenses and was intended to reinstate the original sentence enhancement scheme for offenses in a Safe Recreation Zone.

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: March 7, 2024

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Idaho S1374

Title: Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding concealed weapons on certain property owned by the State of Idaho.

Description: CONCEALED WEAPONS -- Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding concealed weapons on certain property owned by the State of Idaho.

Last Action: Session Law Chapter 206 Effective: 07/01/2024

Last Action Date: March 27, 2024

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Idaho S1275

Title: Amends existing law to provide immunity for employers who allow or do not prohibit employees to lawfully carry firearms.

Description: PARTIES TO ACTIONS -- Amends existing law to provide immunity for employers who allow or do not prohibit employees to lawfully carry firearms.

Last Action: Session Law Chapter 174 Effective: 07/01/2024

Last Action Date: March 25, 2024

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Kentucky HB357

Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.

Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code, discriminating against a firearms retailer as a result of the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code, and disclosing protected financial information; prohibit keeping or causing to be kept any list, record, or registry of private firearm ownership; allow the Attorney General to enforce provisions; provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Privacy Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

Last Action: filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Louisiana SB1

Title: Provides relative to the right of law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit. (7/4/24) (Item #8) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Description: Provides relative to the right of law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit. (7/4/24) (Item #8) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Last Action: Effective date 7/4/2024.

Last Action Date: March 5, 2024

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New Mexico HB129

Title: Firearm Sale Waiting Period Crimes

Description: Firearm Sale Waiting Period Crimes

Last Action: Signed by Governor - Chapter 46 - Mar. 4

Last Action Date: March 4, 2024

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New Mexico SB5

Title: Firearms Near Polling Places

Description: Firearms Near Polling Places

Last Action: Signed by Governor - Chapter 50 - Mar. 4

Last Action Date: March 4, 2024

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South Carolina H3594

Title: Constitutional Carry

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons Permit Holders, So As To Delete A Provision That Makes This Section Inapplicable To Persons Who Possess Concealable Weapons Permits And To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Who Possess Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, So As To Revise The Places Where And Circumstances Upon Which Handguns And Firearms May Be Carried, And Persons Who May Carry Handguns And Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Certain Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations Of This Section; By Amending Section 16-23-55, Relating To Procedures For Returning Found Handguns, So As To Delete The Provision Relating To Filing Applications To Obtain Found Handguns, And Provide Circumstances That Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Possession Or Dispose Of Found Handguns; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision, And To Delete The Term "weapon" And Replace It With The Term "firearm"; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To The Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide This Provision Does Not Apply To Certain Offenses That Prohibit Persons From Carrying Certain Deadly Weapons, To Provide This Provision Applies To Persons Who Knowingly Carry Certain Firearms, To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Persons Lawfully Carrying Firearms Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Beverages Are Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provisions Requiring Permit Holders To Carry Permits While Carrying Weapons And Identifying Themselves As Permit Holders To Law Enforcement Officers, To Provide Persons Must Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm To A Law Enforcement Agency, To Revise The Requirements To Report The Losses Of Permits To Sled, To Revise The Premises Upon Which Permit Holders Must Not Carry Weapons, To Provide Additional Penalties For Certain Violations, To Revise The Provision That Provides Exemptions To Carrying Permits, To Delete The Provision Relating To Penalties For Carrying Expired Permits, To Provide Sled Shall Offer A Concealed Weapon Permit Training Course, And To Provide Persons At Least Eighteen Years Old May Obtain Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises And The Posting Of Signs Prohibiting The Carrying Of Weapons, So As To Make Technical Changes, That Persons Must Knowingly Violate The Provisions Of This Section To Be Charged With A Violation, And To Provide This Section Does Not Limit Persons From Carrying Certain Weapons In State Parks; By Amending Section 23-31-232, Relating To Carrying Concealable Weapons On Premises Of Certain Schools Leased By Churches, So As To Provide Appropriate Church Officials Or Governing Bodies May Allow Any Person To Carry A Concealable Weapon On The Leased Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Concealable Weapon Sign Requirements, So As To Provide The Signs Must Be Posted At Locations Where The Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Is Prohibited; By Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating To Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, And Qualifications For Carrying Concealed Weapons, So As To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating To Unlawful Acts Committed At State Parks, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Or Carry Concealable Weapons In State Parks; By Repealing Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Carrying Of Weapons By Individuals On Their Person, Into Residences Or Dwellings, Or Between A Motor Vehicle And A Rented Accommodation; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms By Persons Convicted Of Violent Offenses, The Confiscation Of Certain Weapons, And The Return Of Firearms To Innocent Owners, So As To Revise The List Of Crimes Subject To This Provision And The Penalties Associated With Violations, And To Define The Term "crime Punishable By A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of More Than One Year"; By Amending Section 22-5-910, Relating To The Expungement Of Criminal Records, So As To Provide For The Expungement Of Criminal Records For Certain Unlawful Possessions Of Firearms Or Weapons Offenses, And To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In This State, So As To Add Additional Persons To This List With Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 23-31-245 So As To Provide Circumstances When Law Enforcement Officers May Search, Detain, Or Arrest Persons Openly Carrying Weapons; By Adding Section 17-1-65 So As To Provide Persons May Apply For Expungements Of Convictions For Unlawful Possession Of Handguns Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 16-23-495 So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Committing Or Attempting To Commit Certain Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Shall Develop And Distribute A Document That Informs Gun Purchasers That They May Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits, Carry Their Weapons Without A Permit, And Certain Penalties Imposed For Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Must Inform The Public The State Provides A Process For Gun Owners To Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits And Allows Gun Owners To Carry Their Weapons Without Permits; And To Provide No Provision Of This Act Should Be Construed To Discourage Gun Ownership Or Gun Safety Training, But To Encourage Gun Owners To Receive Gun Safety Training. - Ratified Title

Last Action: Act No. 111

Last Action Date: March 14, 2024

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South Dakota SB203

Title: Expand certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit.

Description: Expand certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor on March 26, 2024 S.J. 528

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Utah SB0192

Title: Higher Education Amendments

Description: Higher Education Amendments

Last Action: Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

Last Action Date: March 18, 2024

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Utah SB0276

Title: Sunset and Repeal Date Code Corrections

Description: Sunset and Repeal Date Code Corrections

Last Action: Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

Last Action Date: March 18, 2024

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Utah HB0086

Title: Public Safety Data Amendments

Description: Public Safety Data Amendments

Last Action: Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

Last Action Date: March 13, 2024

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Virginia SB210

Title: Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.

Description: Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition.

Last Action: Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 164 (effective 7/1/24)

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Virginia SB44

Title: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty.

Description: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. The bill provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution regarding knowledge of a preliminary threat determination if such person received notice that the threat assessment team concluded that the child does not indicate a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or that any case or review opened or conducted by that threat assessment team as a result of such preliminary determination has been closed. The bill also provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution if such person has received notice that any pending charge for a violent juvenile felony has been dismissed or a nolle prosequi has been entered. The bill provides an affirmative defense to prosecution if the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a child caused or enabled such child to gain possession of a firearm while in a dwelling because of a reasonable belief that he or such child was in imminent danger of bodily injury. Lastly, the bill provides that the new offense is eligible for the enhanced earned sentence credits.

Last Action: Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/24)

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Virginia HB36

Title: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty.

Description: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. The bill provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution regarding knowledge of a preliminary threat determination if such person received notice that the threat assessment team concluded that the child does not indicate a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or that any case or review opened or conducted by that threat assessment team as a result of such preliminary determination has been closed. The bill also provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution if such person has received notice that any pending charge for a violent juvenile felony has been dismissed or a nolle prosequi has been entered. The bill provides an affirmative defense to prosecution if the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a child caused or enabled such child to gain possession of a firearm while in a dwelling because of a reasonable belief that he or such child was in imminent danger of bodily injury. Lastly, the bill provides that the new offense is eligible for the enhanced earned sentence credits.

Last Action: Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (effective 7/1/24)

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Virginia HB22

Title: Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.

Description: Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition.

Last Action: Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/24)

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

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Vermont H0849

Title: An act relating to technical corrections for the 2024 legislative session

Description: An act relating to technical corrections for the 2024 legislative session

Last Action: House message: Governor approved bill on March 4, 2024

Last Action Date: March 14, 2024

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West Virginia HB4782

Title: Preventing municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses.

Description: The purpose of this bill is to prevent municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses. The bill shall be known as the Second Amendment Business Protection Act.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal

Last Action Date: March 28, 2024

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West Virginia HB5232

Title: The Business Liability Protection Act

Description: The purpose of this bill is to update the Business Liability Protection Act.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal

Last Action Date: March 9, 2024

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West Virginia SB147

Title: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon

Description: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon

Last Action: Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal

Last Action Date: March 9, 2024

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West Virginia HB5261

Title: Relating to the definition of small arms for purposes of taxation

Description: The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of small arms to include the receiver or frame for purposes of taxation.

Last Action: Approved by Governor 3/6/2024 - House Journal

Last Action Date: March 7, 2024

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Wyoming SF0109

Title: Prohibit Red Flag Gun Seizure Act.

Description: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; prohibiting the implementation or enforcement of a red flag gun seizure; preempting local law; providing definitions; providing for a civil action; providing a penalty; waiving sovereign immunity; authorizing attorney's fees; authorizing the attorney general to initiate a civil action; and providing for an effective date.

Last Action: Assigned Chapter Number 116

Last Action Date: March 22, 2024

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Wyoming SF0105

Title: Wyoming Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act.

Description: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; prohibiting disclosure or use of protected information relating to firearms and ammunition sales as specified; providing exceptions; providing requirements for disclosure; authorizing civil actions; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Last Action: Assigned Chapter Number 115

Last Action Date: March 22, 2024

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Wyoming SF0073

Title: Concealed firearms-permit eligibility.

Description: AN ACT relating to weapons; amending the eligibility requirements for a person to receive a permit to carry a concealed firearm as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Last Action: Assigned Chapter Number 114

Last Action Date: March 22, 2024

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