HB460 Summary

• Expands firearm ownership prohibitions to include persons subject to valid domestic abuse protection orders and those released on bail for violent Class A or B felony offenses or firearm-related offenses.

• Establishes mandatory minimum sentences for possessing a firearm during commission of crimes of violence, ranging from 5 years for basic possession to life imprisonment for repeat offenses involving fully-automatic weapons, suppressors, or mufflers.

• Requires sentences for firearm-related offenses to run consecutively with other sentences and makes offenders ineligible for probation, community corrections, split sentences, early release programs, or sentencing schedule adjustments.

• Increases penalties for unlawful firearm possession to Class B felony (minimum 10 years) for first offense and Class A felony (minimum 20 years) for subsequent violations, with consecutive sentencing and same restrictions on alternative programs.

• Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.