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Senate Bill 1503

Enacted Senate Bill

Establishes the Task Force on Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention and requires the task force to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care.

Introduced: February 05, 2024 Updated: April 11, 2024
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Chief Sponsor(s) Senator Wagner , Representative Rayfield , Senator Hansell , Senator Manning Jr , Senator Sollman
Regular Sponsor(s) Senator Gelser Blouin , Senator Patterson , Representative Bowman , Representative Dexter , Representative Fahey , Representative Gamba , Representative Grayber , Representative Kropf , Representative Levy E , Representative Lively , Representative Nelson , Representative Neron , Representative Nosse , Representative Reynolds , Representative Tran , Representative Walters , (Presession filed.)
Status Enacted
Session 2024 Regular Session
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History

2-5 (S)

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

2-5 (S)

Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.

2-7 (S)

Public Hearing held.

Public Hearing held. Committee Agenda

2-13 (S)

Work Session held.

Work Session held. Committee Agenda Expand/Collapse Committee Votes

2-16 (S)

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

2-16 (S)

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

2-18 (S)

Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.

2-22 (S)

Work Session held.

Work Session held. Committee Agenda

2-22 (S)

Returned to Full Committee.

2-28 (S)

Work Session held.

Work Session held. Committee Agenda Expand/Collapse Committee Votes

2-29 (S)

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

3-1 (S)

Second reading.

3-4 (S)

Third reading. Carried by President Wagner. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 11--Bonham, Boquist, Findley, Girod, Hayden, Knopp, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber.

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3-4 (H)

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

3-4 (H)

Referred to Ways and Means.

3-5 (H)

Recommendation: Do pass.

3-5 (H)

Second reading.

3-6 (H)

Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 22--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Conrad, Diehl, Elmer, Goodwin, Helfrich, Hieb, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Smith G, Stout, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 3--Boshart Davis, Cramer, Owens.

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3-12 (S)

President signed.

3-13 (H)

Speaker signed.

4-4 (S)

Governor signed.

4-11 (S)

Chapter 91, 2024 Laws.

4-11 (S)

Effective date, June 6, 2024.

Overview

  • Establishes a task force focused on community safety and firearm suicide prevention and funds related research.

Key provisions

  • Creates the Task Force on Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention.
  • Directs the task force to report to interim legislative committees related to health care.
  • Appropriates funds for research on gun violence and suicide prevention ordered by the task force.
  • Sets a sunset date for the task force and associated authority.

Penalties / enforcement

  • No new criminal penalties described in the OLIS summary.
  • Implementation occurs through task force work and research funding.

Effective date / timeline

  • Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
  • Sunsets on December 31, 2026.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • No specific exceptions noted in the OLIS summary.
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