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HB2419 • 2026

firearm sales; permit validation; website

HB2419 - firearm sales; permit validation; website

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Aaron Márquez
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Firearm Sales; Permit Validation Website

This bill requires the Department of Public Safety to create a secure website for firearm dealers to check concealed weapons permits before selling firearms.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a requirement for the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) to maintain a secure website where federally licensed firearm dealers can verify the validity of concealed weapons permits.
  • Requires firearm dealers to use this website to confirm permit status when someone presents a concealed weapons permit during a firearms transaction.
  • Limits the DPS from retaining or collecting data on how often the website is used by firearm dealers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Federally licensed firearm dealers in Arizona
  • People who hold concealed weapons permits and want to buy or receive firearms

Terms To Know

Concealed Weapons Permit
A permit issued by the state that allows a person to carry a concealed weapon, such as a handgun.
Federally Licensed Firearm Dealer
A business or individual who is licensed by the federal government to sell firearms.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a permit cannot be verified through the website.
  • It's unclear how firearm dealers will handle situations where someone presents an invalid permit.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    House Appropriations: None

  4. 2026-01-20 House

    House Judiciary: None

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2419 - firearm sales; permit validation; website

Current Bill Text

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HB2419 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
firearm sales; permit validation; website

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2419

Introduced by

Representative
M�rquez

AN
ACT

amending
title 13, chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3123;
appropriating monies; relating to firearms.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 13, chapter 31, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3123, to read:

START_STATUTE
13-3123.

Firearm sales; concealed weapons permit validation; prohibited
data collection

A. Notwithstanding section 13-3112,
subsection J, the department of public safety shall maintain a secure website
portal that allows a federally licensed firearms dealer to check the permit
status of any person who presents the federally licensed firearms dealer with a
concealed weapons permit issued pursuant to section 13-3112.

B. If a person who is purchasing or
receiving a firearm in this state presents a concealed weapons permit issued
pursuant to section 13-3112 to a federally licensed firearms dealer, the
federally licensed firearms dealer shall confirm the validity of the
permit by checking the department of public safety's secure website
portal. If the permit is invalid, the federally licensed firearms
dealer must conduct a background check before selling or providing the person
with a firearm.� A federally licensed firearms dealer may query the secure
website portal only when presented with a concealed weapons permit by a person
who is purchasing or receiving a firearm.

C. The department of public safety
may not retain or collect data on the number of concealed weapons permit
queries made by federally licensed firearms dealers.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Appropriation;
department of public safety; development and maintenance of a secure website
portal

The sum of $300,000 is appropriated
from the school safety interoperability fund established by section 41-1733,
Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of public
safety for the cost of developing and maintaining a secure website portal that
is prescribed by section 13-3123, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by
this act.