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IN HB1424
Bill
Status
2/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Wesco
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AI Summary
HB 1424 Summary
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Increases the duration of standard handgun licenses from four years to five years, effective July 1, 2018.
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Allows individuals to simultaneously hold both a five-year license and a lifetime license.
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Requires law enforcement officers processing handgun license applications to perform national fingerprint-based criminal history checks and consult local, state, and federal criminal databases including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
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Eliminates application fees for lifetime handgun licenses beginning July 1, 2019 (previously $50 for new applicants and $40 for current license holders).
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Establishes that five-year licenses certified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as NICS-compliant must display "Brady Exempt" and exempt holders from background checks when purchasing firearms.
Legislative Description
Handgun licenses. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to perform a national, fingerprint based criminal history check and consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Removes the fees for lifetime licenses beginning
Last Action
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2/22/2018