firearm hold agreements; liability limitation

HB2736 - firearm hold agreements; liability limitation

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: 2026-01-26
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about what constitutes 'otherwise unlawful conduct'.

Firearm Hold Agreements; Liability Limitation

This bill limits liability for individuals or private entities that return firearms to their owners at the end of a firearm hold agreement, except in cases involving unlawful conduct.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law stating that an individual or private entity is not liable when returning a firearm to its owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement.
Exempts this protection from cases where the holder engages in otherwise unlawful conduct while holding the firearm for another person.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own firearms
Individuals or private entities that temporarily hold firearms for others

Terms To Know

Firearm Hold Agreement: A written or oral agreement where one person holds another's firearm safely until it is returned.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not cover situations where the holder of a firearm engages in unlawful conduct.
It only applies to firearms that are lawfully owned and possessed by individuals.

Bill History

2026-01-26 House
House second read
2026-01-22 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-22 House
House Judiciary: None
2026-01-22 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2736 - firearm hold agreements; liability limitation

Current Bill Text

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HB2736 - 572R - I Ver

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firearm hold agreements; liability limitation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2736

Introduced by

Representative
M�rquez

AN
ACT

amending title 12, chapter 5, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-558.04; relating to limitations
of actions.

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

Section 1. Title 12, chapter 5, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-558.04, to read:

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12-558.04.

Limited liability; firearm hold agreement; definition

A. An individual or a private entity
is not liable for returning a FIREARM to the firearm owner at the termination
of a firearm hold agreement.

B. SUBSECTION A of this section does
not apply to an action that arises from a firearm hold agreement if the action
was the result of otherwise unlawful conduct on the part of the individual or
private entity holding a firearm for another individual.

C. For the purposes of this section,
"firearm hold agreement" means a written or oral agreement between a
FIREARM owner and another individual or a private entity in which the other
individual or private entity takes physical possession of the firearm owner's
lawfully possessed firearm at the owner's request, holds the firearm for an
agreed period of time and returns the firearm to the OWNER according to the
terms of the agreement.
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