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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 787

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: authorizing local governments to collect and record information about firearms in a registry. (FE)

Firearms and dangerous weapons Police Polk county Privacy Public record

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, if a resident of a municipality (any city, village, or town) contacts

a law enforcement agency and reports that he or she possesses a firearm and would

like to register it, the law enforcement agency may record that information and

create a firearms registry. No information contained in the registry is subject to

inspection or copying under the open records law, subject to a number of exceptions.

The information may be disclosed to law enforcement officials if the information

relates to an ongoing criminal investigation or if the registered firearm is reported

lost or stolen. In addition, the individual who registered the firearm may waive

confidentiality.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Harris Dodd (D)

5 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harris Dodd and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Barnes, Berceau, Subeck, Bowen and Brostoff

  2. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1