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Proposed Connecticut Firearm Legislation HB05870

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act Concerning Transfer Of Assault Weapons And Large Capacity Magazines.

Description: To allow the legal transfer of an assault weapon possessed under a certificate of possession and large capacity magazines possessed under a declaration of possession between people who already legally possess such weapons or magazines.

Session: 2019 General Assembly

Last Action: Motion Failed (JF)

Last Action Date: March 20, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Judiciary Committee;Douglas Dubitsky (R); Craig Fishbein (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 151)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 20, 2019 Motion Failed (JF)
House Mar 4, 2019 Public Hearing 03/11
House Feb 26, 2019 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
House Feb 25, 2019 Drafted by Committee
House Feb 1, 2019 Vote to Draft
House Jan 23, 2019 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 25, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 22, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/1/2019 0 0 0 0 Yes
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/20/2019 15 23 0 2 No
  • Bergstein, Alexandra (D) Nay
  • Blumenthal, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Bradley, Dennis (D) Absent
  • Carpino, Christie (R) Yea
  • Champagne, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Concepcion, Julio (D) Nay
  • Conley, Christine (D) Nay
  • Cummings, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Currey, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Dillon, Patricia (D) Nay
  • Dimassa, Michael (D) Nay
  • Dubitsky, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Fishbein, Craig (R) Yea
  • Flexer, Mae (D) Nay
  • Fox, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Godfrey, Bob (D) Nay
  • Harding, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Haskell, William (D) Nay
  • Hill, Leslee (R) Yea
  • Horn, Maria (D) Nay
  • Kissel, John (R) Yea
  • Labriola, David (R) Yea
  • Lesser, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Luxenberg, Geoffrey (D) Nay
  • McCrory, Douglas (D) Nay
  • McGorty, Ben (R) Yea
  • Miller, Patricia (D) Nay
  • O'Dea, Tom (R) Yea
  • O'Neill, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Palm, Christine (D) Nay
  • Porter, Robyn (D) Nay
  • Rebimbas, Rosa (R) Yea
  • Riley, Emmett (D) Nay
  • Sampson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Smith, Richard (R) Absent
  • Stafstrom, Steven (D) Nay
  • Walker, Toni (D) Nay
  • Winfield, Gary (D) Nay
  • Young, Philip (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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