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House Bill 3118

Dead House Bill

Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to students in first grade.

Introduced: January 24, 2023 Updated: June 25, 2023
Quick info
Chief Sponsor(s) Representative Osborne
Regular Sponsor(s) None listed on OLIS.
Status Dead
Session 2023 Regular Session
History

1-24 (H)

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

1-30 (H)

Referred to Education.

6-25 (H)

In committee upon adjournment.

Overview

  • Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to students in first grade.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to students in first grade.
  • Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Penalties / enforcement

  • No new criminal penalties described in the OLIS summary.

Effective date / timeline

  • Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • No specific exceptions noted in the OLIS summary.
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.