HB3218 Summary

• Requires Department of State Police to provide detailed grounds for license denial and inform applicants of their right to receive all documents and evidence considered in the application.

• Mandates that law enforcement agency objections be made available to denied applicants, and establishes a 70 calendar day appeal period for applicants to appeal denials to the Director.

• Requires applicants to receive notice when their application is referred to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board, including the Board's expected convening date, and tolls the 90-day decision period during Board review.

• Requires the Board to issue written decisions that specifically reference all documents and evidence submitted and include names of all witnesses who testified, with all Board materials and witness lists made available to applicants and their attorneys.

• Establishes that petitions for administrative or judicial review must be filed within 70 calendar days of denial notice, and judicial review petitions must be decided without remand to the Department.