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Senate Bill 993

Dead Senate Bill

Creates crime of unlawfully pointing a firearm at another person.

Introduced: February 22, 2023 Updated: June 25, 2023
Quick info
Chief Sponsor(s) Senator Boquist
Regular Sponsor(s) None listed on OLIS.
Status Dead
Session 2023 Regular Session
History

2-22 (S)

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

2-23 (S)

Referred to Judiciary.

6-25 (S)

In committee upon adjournment.

Overview

  • Creates crime of unlawfully pointing a firearm at another person.

Key provisions

  • Creates crime of unlawfully pointing a firearm at another person.
  • Punishes by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Creates crime of unlawful carrying of a handgun.
  • Punishes by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Increases penalties for crimes of criminal trespass while in possession of firearm, negligently wounding another person with firearm, unlawful possession of firearm, discharging firearm at train and discharging firearm across airport operational surface.
  • Punishes by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.

Penalties / enforcement

  • Creates crime of unlawfully pointing a firearm at another person.
  • Punishes by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Creates crime of unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Effective date / timeline

  • Effective date not specified in the OLIS summary.

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.