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House Bill 2874

Dead House Bill

Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.

Introduced: January 09, 2023 Updated: June 25, 2023
Quick info
Chief Sponsor(s) Representative Evans
Regular Sponsor(s) Representative Walters , (Presession filed.)
Status Dead
Session 2023 Regular Session
History

1-9 (H)

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

1-16 (H)

Referred to Judiciary.

6-25 (H)

In committee upon adjournment.

Overview

  • Defines “undetectable firearm.” Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.

Key provisions

  • Defines “undetectable firearm.” Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
  • Punishes possession of undetectable firearm by maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  • Defines “untraceable firearm.” Punishes possessing, manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring untraceable firearm by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions.
  • Defines “unfinished frame or receiver.” Punishes importing, offering for sale or transferring unfinished frame or receiver by maximum of $1,000 fine, or $2,000 fine if offense involves 10 or more unfinished frames or receivers, upon first conviction.
  • Upon second conviction, punishes by maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, or five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if offense involves 10 or more unfinished frames or receivers.
  • Upon third and subsequent convictions, punishes by maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, or 20 years’ imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both, if offense involves 10 or more unfinished frames or receivers.

Penalties / enforcement

  • Defines “undetectable firearm.” Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
  • Punishes possession of undetectable firearm by maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  • Defines “untraceable firearm.” Punishes possessing, manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring untraceable firearm by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions.

Effective date / timeline

  • Effective date not specified in the OLIS summary.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • Specifies exceptions.
  • Specifies exceptions.
Other bills from 2023 Regular Session
  • Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.

  • Prohibits person under 21 years of age from possessing firearms with specified exceptions.

  • Authorizes governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public building to adopt policy, ordinance or regulation or precluding affirmative defense for possession of firearms in public building and adjacent grounds by concealed handgun licensees.

  • Directs Department of Justice to study ways to address unlawful possession of firearms, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024.

  • Exempts from private transfer criminal background check requirement transfer of curio or relic firearm to person licensed as collector under federal law.