Passed Colorado Firearm Legislation SB279
Legislation Overview
Title: Unserialized Firearms And Firearm Components
Description: Concerning prohibited activity related to firearms, and, in connection therewith, regulating firearms and firearm frames and receivers that do not have serial numbers; prohibiting manufacture of firearms, frames, and receivers by unlicensed persons; establishing a process for serializing firearms, frames, and receivers; and designating machine gun conversion devices as dangerous weapons.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor Signed
Last Action Date: June 2, 2023
Sponsors
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47 sponsors: Rhonda Fields (D); Chris Hansen (D); Andrew Boesenecker (D);Junie Joseph (D); Meg Froelich (D); Janet Buckner (D); James Coleman (D); Lisa Cutter (D); Thomas Exum (D); Julie Gonzales (D); Nick Hinrichsen (D);Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D); Dominick Moreno (D); Kyle Mullica (D); Tom Sullivan (D); Faith Winter (D); Judith Amabile (D); Shannon Bird (D); Kyle Brown (D);Lindsey Daugherty (D); Ruby Dickson (D); Monica Duran (D); Lorena Garcia (D); Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D); Eliza Hamrick (D); Leslie Herod (D); Iman Jodeh (D); Cathy Kipp (D); Mandy Lindsay (D);William Lindstedt (D); Javier Mabrey (D); Julie McCluskie (D); Karen McCormick (D); Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D); David Ortiz (D); Jennifer Parenti (D); Naquetta Ricks (D); Said Sharbini (D); Emily Sirota (D); Marc Snyder (D); Tammy Story (D); Alex Valdez (D); Elizabeth Velasco (D); Michael Weissman (D); Jenny Willford (D); Steven Woodrow (D); Chris Kennedy (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 134% (47 of 35)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Governor Signed | |
| May 10, 2023 | Sent to the Governor | |
| Senate | May 10, 2023 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| House | May 9, 2023 | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| House | May 5, 2023 | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| House | May 4, 2023 | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| House | May 2, 2023 | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| House | Apr 28, 2023 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| Senate | Apr 28, 2023 | Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2023 | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| Senate | Apr 24, 2023 | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| Senate | Apr 20, 2023 | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| Senate | Apr 12, 2023 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | May 9, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | May 5, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | May 4, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 28, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 28, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Apr 12, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Third Reading Amendment L.009 | Third Reading Amendment L.009 | Apr 28, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Second Reading Amendment L.002 | Second Reading Amendment L.002 | Apr 27, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Second Reading Amendment L.008 | Second Reading Amendment L.008 | Apr 27, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Amendment L.001 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Amendment L.001 | Apr 20, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Refer Senate Bill 23-279, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | 04/20/2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Third Reading Amend (l.009) | 04/28/2023 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Senate: Third Reading Bill | 04/28/2023 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| House Judiciary: Refer Senate Bill 23-279 to the Committee of the Whole. | 05/2/2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Third Reading Bill | 05/5/2023 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Refer Senate Bill 23-279, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | 04/20/2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
