BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2273: Safe storage of firearms
Requiring the safe storage of a firearm.
Summary
- Provides that a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access, and a child obtains possession of the firearm.
From the Bill Digest (HB 2273), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedMar 18, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
- Introduced
- March 18, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2273 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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