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HB 1543: Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer

GENERAL BILL by Payne ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Andrade ; Barnaby ; Black ; Brackett ; Brannan ; Esposito ; Fine ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Leek ; Massullo ; Melo ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Roach ; Rommel ; Roth ; Rudman ; Salzman ; Yarkosky

Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reducing minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2023 House • Filed
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/9/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    3/13/2023 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/17/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/21/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    3/23/2023 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/25/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
    4/28/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 298815 ruled out of order
    • Amendment 147181 ruled out of order
    • Amendment 010837 Failed
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 69, NAYS 36
    4/28/2023 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    • Received
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • HB 1543, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2023 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2023 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (9)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    532299 - Amendment
    Remove lines 14-16 and insert:     		Hinson 4/26/2023
    2:08 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    298815 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Hunschofsky 4/26/2023
    9:28 AM     		House: Ruled Out of Order
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    147181 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Hunschofsky 4/26/2023
    12:50 PM     		House: Ruled Out of Order
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    284935 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Woodson 4/26/2023
    1:24 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    444031 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Waldron 4/26/2023
    2:45 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    607649 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Harris 4/26/2023
    2:51 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    621217 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Hinson 4/26/2023
    2:54 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    549403 - Amendment
    Between lines 24 and 25, insert:     		Eskamani 4/26/2023
    3:12 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2023     		PDF
    010837 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Bartleman 4/26/2023
    3:39 PM     		House: Failed
    4/28/2023     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2023 4:42 PM House - Amendment 010837 35 Yeas - 73 Nays
    4/28/2023 6:08 PM House 69 Yeas - 36 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. Page 1 (pdf)

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