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MI HB4006

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gary Eisen

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds "elected official" to the definitions in the firearms act, defined as an individual holding an elective office in Michigan.

  • Exempts currently serving elected officials and those who served within the last 2 years from concealed pistol prohibitions on school property, child care facilities, sports arenas, bars, places of worship, entertainment venues, hospitals, and college dormitories/classrooms.

  • Allows county sheriffs to grant approval for individuals who served as elected officials beyond the 2-year window to carry concealed pistols in prohibited premises.

  • Makes technical changes to language throughout the act, including replacing "shall" with "must" in several sections and removing reference to switchblade sale/possession violations from disqualifying misdemeanor offenses.

  • Provides elected officials with exemption documentation requirements through county clerk or secretary of state certification of office.

Legislative Description

Weapons: concealed; pistol-free zones; exempt elected officials, and extend for 1 year after tenure. Amends secs. 1, 5b & 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 et seq.).

Weapons: firearms

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/26/2021

1/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/26/2021

Full Bill Text

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