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Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB425

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating To Firearms.

Subject: Firearms: Place to Keep: Motor Vehicles

Description: Requires any person carrying an unloaded firearm in a motor vehicle to locate the firearm so as not to be readily or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle or, if the firearm is being carried in a motor vehicle that does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, to keep the firearm in an enclosed container that is locked, other than the glove compartment or console, and not in plain view.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

Last Action Date: January 25, 2023

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'.

12 sponsors: David Tarnas (D); Terez Amato (D); Jeanne Kapela (D); Bertrand Kobayashi (D); Nicole Lowen (D); Lisa Marten (D); Mark Nakashima (D); Scott Nishimoto (D); Amy Perruso (D); Jackson Sayama (D); Gregg Takayama (D); Adrian Tam (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 24% (12 of 51)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 25, 2023 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
House Jan 23, 2023 Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House Jan 20, 2023 Pending introduction.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 20, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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