1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 210

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Senators Hoffman, Conway, Sfikas, McFadden, Blount, Ruben, and Hollinger
Entitled:
Minors' Access to Firearms - Felony

Synopsis:

Repealing a requirement that a prohibition against an individual storing or leaving a firearm in a location where a minor would gain access to the firearm apply to a loaded firearm that the offender knows or should have known that a minor would access; altering from a misdemeanor to a felony the penalty for storing or leaving a firearm in a location where an unsupervised minor would access; increasing the penalty from a fine not exceeding $1,000 to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/10
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
GUNS -see also- HUNTING
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
PENALTIES
STORAGE
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
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Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered