SB 1427 Summary

• Repeals section 4-229 and amends section 4-244 to remove firearms restrictions at on-sale liquor retailers, allowing permit holders to carry concealed handguns at bars and similar establishments.

• Adds section 13-3123 establishing that persons may not be prohibited from possessing firearms except in specific locations (jails, courtrooms, secured police facilities, federal prohibited locations) or by court order/law making them prohibited possessors.

• Removes language requiring concealed weapons permit holders to carry and present permits at on-sale liquor establishments from sections 13-3112 and related statutes.

• Makes conforming amendments to sections 4-203 through 4-246 (liquor laws), 5-395.03, 13-3102, and motor vehicle sections (28-1321, 28-1385, 28-3320, 28-3322, 28-3511) to update cross-references to section 4-244 paragraph numbers reflecting removed firearm restrictions.

• Modifies paragraph numbering throughout title 4 (liquor) and title 13 (crimes) to account for deletions, renumbering provisions related to unlawful alcohol sales and misconduct involving weapons.