HJR110 Summary

• Creates a Task Force on 21st Century Firearm Laws to review Alabama firearms laws and regulations while respecting Second Amendment rights and public safety.

• Task force membership includes 13 appointment categories: state law enforcement secretary, legislative members (2 House majority/1 House minority, 2 Senate majority/1 Senate minority), prosecutors, business council director, sheriffs, police chiefs, mental health commissioner, four gun rights advocates, school superintendent, district attorney, and educator.

• Task force duties include conducting a comprehensive review of Alabama firearms laws, reviewing laws in other states, identifying problem areas, and submitting legislative recommendations to the Speaker and President Pro Tempore.

• Task force must submit recommendations no later than the last legislative day of the 2017 Regular Session, or by October 1, 2017 if work is incomplete, at which point the task force dissolves.

• Appointments to be made within 30 days; House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore each designate one co-chair; legislative members receive compensation and per diem, non-legislative members may be reimbursed for expenses.