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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 894

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Relating to: containers or trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a criminal penalty.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Sales Sales tax

  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

This bill requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to

provide the purchaser or transferee with either a secure, lockable container that is

designed to store a firearm or a trigger lock for the firearm. A seller or transferor who

violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to

30 days, or both.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Johnson (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Zepnick (D)

1 cosponsors

C. Larson (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Berceau, Johnson, Sinicki, C. Taylor and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator C. Larson

  2. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1