CT HB06859

Law enforcement agencies must submit seized or recovered firearm information to the ATF's National Tracing Center via the eTrace electronic system, opt to allow information sharing, and enter stolen/missing firearm data into the COLLECT System, effective October 1, 2025

Security officers may now carry electronic defense weapons (tasers) and "less lethal weapons" (batons, pepper spray) while on duty with appropriate permits and commissioner-approved training; requires additional training for security officer license applicants intending to carry less lethal weapons

Firearm transfer procedures streamlined by replacing separate application and receipt forms with a single "transfer document" for both pistol/revolver and long gun sales; transfers by bequest, intestate succession, or through trusts upon death no longer count toward the 30-day purchase limit

School security infrastructure grant program updated to require assessments based on guidelines from the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security rather than the former National Clearinghouse checklist; caps DESPP multimedia communications system funding at $5 million

Fire Marshal Training Council reduced from 12 to 9 members with revised composition; Commission on Fire Prevention and Control restructured to include 19 members with representation from career fire chiefs and equipment mechanics associations, with all members now having voting rights