Loading chat...
MI HB5706
Bill
Status
4/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Steven Johnson
Click for details
AI Summary
HB 5706 Summary
-
Amends the Emergency Management Act to prohibit the governor from seizing, taking, or confiscating lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition during a declared state of disaster or emergency.
-
Prohibits the governor from banning the sale or purchase of firearms or ammunition during a declared state of disaster or emergency.
-
Maintains the governor's existing authority to suspend regulatory procedures and utilize resources during emergencies, but explicitly carves out firearms and ammunition from these emergency powers.
-
Retains existing penalty of misdemeanor for willfully disobeying or interfering with emergency directives issued by the governor.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement; other; confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms when a state of emergency is declared; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.405).
Weapons: firearms
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/30/2020
4/24/2020