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SB1159 • 2026

Creates provisions relating to the sale and transfer of firearms

Creates provisions relating to the sale and transfer of firearms

Firearms
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lewis, Patty; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-15
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-15 S189

    Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S66

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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SB 1159 - This act provides that a person shall not sell or transfer a firearm unless the person is:
• A licensed firearms dealer;
• Selling or transferring to a licensed firearms dealer; or
• If neither party is a licensed firearms dealer, the parties to the transaction complete the sale or transfer through a licensed firearms dealer, as provided in the act.

If a firearm is to be transferred through a trust, the transfer shall be completed through a firearms dealer. If the heir or devisee is prohibited from receiving the firearm, the heir or devisee may authorize the transfer to a specific individual or the dealer may be authorized to sell the firearm and have the proceeds given to the heir or devisee.

This act provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision shall require a firearms dealer to supply a list of transactions conducted.

A firearms dealer shall not be required for transactions involving:
• Law enforcement officers or corrections officers in the scope of their duty;
• U.S. Marshals, members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, or federal officials within the scope of their duties;
• Gunsmiths performing service or repairs;
• Persons engaged in the business of transportation or storage, to the extent the receipt of the firearm is in the ordinary course of business; and
• Persons loaned a firearm by a relative.

Any person violating any of the provisions relating to firearms dealers shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. A person guilty of such an offense shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of this provision is committed or continued.

Law enforcement agencies shall report any violation of this act to the Attorney General, who shall report to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the United States Department of Justice.

This act is identical to SB 543 (2025), HB 356 (2025), and HB 1878 (2024), and similar to SB 731 (2022).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.