HB0245 Summary: Family and Personal Protection Act

• Establishes statewide uniform standards for issuing permits to carry concealed firearms, administered by the Department of State Police with a 3-year validity period.

• Requires permit applicants to complete 12 hours of classroom instruction covering firearm safety, marksmanship, and applicable laws, plus live firing exercises with minimum 20 rounds at 7 yards distance.

• Sets permit fees at $100 for new permits, $75 for renewals, and $25 for duplicates or corrected permits; establishes Citizen Safety and Self-Defense Trust Fund from collected fees to administer the program.

• Prohibits permit holders from carrying concealed firearms in specified locations including law enforcement facilities, courthouses, airports, schools, child care facilities, correctional facilities, houses of worship, and establishments primarily serving alcohol.

• Preempts all local ordinances inconsistent with this Act and declares regulation of concealed firearms an exclusive state function, prohibiting home rule units from regulating concealed firearm permits.