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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 274

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Relating to: possession of firearms by individuals who commit multiple or violent misdemeanor offenses and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals Firearms and dangerous weapons

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he or she has been

convicted of a felony, found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect,

or adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would

be a felony.

Under this bill, a person may not possess a firearm for ten years following his

or her most recent criminal conviction if either of the following is true: the person

was convicted of three or more misdemeanors within a five-year period; or the person

was convicted of a violent misdemeanor. A person who violates the prohibition is

guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 or a term of imprisonment

of up to ten years, or both.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Johnson (D) , Kolste (D) , Quinn (R) , Subeck (D) , Young (D)

1 cosponsors

Harris Dodd (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Johnson, Barnes, Goyke, Subeck, Berceau, Kolste, Genrich, Quinn, Hesselbein, Young and Bowen; cosponsored by Senator Harris Dodd

  2. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jul 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1