Bill Summary: H937 - Amendments to State Firearms Laws

• Permits concealed handgun permit holders to carry firearms in locked vehicles in state parking areas, on educational campuses where they reside, and at parades/funeral processions with proper posting exceptions.

• Makes handgun permits confidential records not subject to public disclosure, while maintaining availability to law enforcement agencies and clerks of court.

• Increases mandatory minimum prison sentences for felonies involving firearms: 72 months for Class A-E felonies, 36 months for Class F-G felonies, and 12 months for Class H-I felonies.

• Creates "Armed Habitual Felon" status offense requiring mandatory minimum 120-month prison sentence for persons convicted of firearm-related felonies with prior firearm-related felony convictions.

• Expands concealed carry exemptions to district judges, magistrates, clerks of court, and registers of deeds; allows mental health commitment bar removal through restoration petition process; establishes sheriff permit revocation procedures for disqualifying events after permit issuance.