Firearms/Unsafe Storage in Vehicle/Knowingly Unattended

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill makes the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly leaves a firearm unattended in a vehicle and the firearm is not stored in a locked box or container, a firearms rack that is on the motor vehicle, or locked in the trunk. This bill also provides that compliance with unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a defense to carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

Every action

24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 30, 2023SenateAmendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2. Jun 30, 2023SenateAmendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
3. Jun 30, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
4. Jun 13, 2024HouseAmendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
5. Jun 18, 2024HouseAmendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
6. Jun 18, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO25–16 vote
7. Jun 30, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
8. Aug 15, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 6 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

• KG Krista GriffithD Primary sponsor · District 12
• PS Paul S. BaumbachD Joint sponsor · District 23
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• WB William BushD Joint sponsor · District 29
• DP David P. SokolaD Joint sponsor · District 8