File Code: Public Safety
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 318/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Doory, Menes, Petzold, Pitkin, Perry, and Turner
- Entitled:
-
Handguns - Child Resistance Standards
Requiring that on or after October 1, 2002 handguns that are sold must
meet State performance standards for child resistance; requiring that
performance standards for child resistance be designed so that a child
under the age of 6 years would have difficulty in firing a handgun;
and requiring that the Secretary of the Department of State Police
adopt regulations by January 1, 1999 to carry out the Act.
House Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- GUNS -see also- HUNTING
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-319
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
