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Proposed New Hampshire Firearm Legislation SB571

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relative to requiring a background check prior to any commercial firearm sale.

Description: Relative to requiring a background check prior to any commercial firearm sale.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 14Y-9N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 02/15/2024; Senate Journal 4

Last Action Date: February 15, 2024

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: Debra Altschiller (D); David Watters (D); Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D); Donna Soucy (D); Lou D'Allesandro (D); Cindy Rosenwald (D); Becky Whitley (D); Donovan Fenton (D); Shannon Chandley (D); Suzanne Prentiss (D); Peggy Balboni (D); Jaci Grote (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 50% (12 of 24)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 15, 2024 Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 14Y-9N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 02/15/2024; Senate Journal 4
Senate Feb 7, 2024 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/15/2024, Vote 3-2; Senate Calendar 7
Senate Dec 20, 2023 Hearing: 01/09/2024, Room 100, State House, 02:00 pm; Senate Calendar 49
Senate Dec 14, 2023 To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; Senate Journal 1
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available 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
02/15/2024 14 9 0 1 Yes
  • Abbas, Daryl (R) Yea
  • Altschiller, Debra (D) Nay
  • Avard, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Birdsell, Regina (R) Yea
  • Bradley, Jeb (R) Yea
  • Carson, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Chandley, Shannon (D) Nay
  • Dallesandro, Lou (D) Nay
  • Fenton, Donovan (D) Nay
  • Gannon, William (R) Yea
  • Gendreau, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Gray, James (R) Yea
  • Innis, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Lang, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Murphy, Keith (R) Yea
  • Pearl, Howard (R) Yea
  • Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca (D) Absent
  • Prentiss, Suzanne (D) Nay
  • Ricciardi, Denise (R) Yea
  • Rosenwald, Cindy (D) Nay
  • Soucy, Donna (D) Nay
  • Ward, Ruth (R) Yea
  • Watters, David (D) Nay
  • Whitley, Becky (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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