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IN HB1272
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Wesco
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AI Summary
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Extends handgun license duration from four years to five years, with validity beginning from date of issue
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Eliminates fees for lifetime handgun licenses beginning July 1, 2020; current fees are $50 for new applicants and $40 for those with existing licenses
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Requires law enforcement to conduct national fingerprint-based criminal history checks and consult NICS database when processing license applications
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Allows individuals to simultaneously hold both a five-year license and a lifetime license
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If ATF certifies the five-year license as NICS-compliant, holders would be exempt from additional background checks when purchasing firearms and licenses must display "Brady Exempt"
Legislative Description
Handgun licensure and fees. 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 July 1, 2020.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/10/2019