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SB243 • 2025

Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator.

Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator.

Crime Firearms
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-08
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Chapter 594, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Effective date, September 26, 2025.

  3. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-30 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-30 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-27 Senate

    Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 18; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  7. 2025-06-25 House

    Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 10--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Owens, Smith G, Wright; Absent, 2--Boice, Skarlatos; Excused, 12--Cate, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Javadi, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Diehl, Drazan, Hartman.

  8. 2025-06-24 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-23 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-06-23 House

    Second reading.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Work Session held.

  12. 2025-06-20 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  13. 2025-06-20 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-18 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

  15. 2025-06-17 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed C-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.

  16. 2025-06-17 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

  17. 2025-06-16 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-06-11 House

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-06-03 House

    Referred to Rules.

  20. 2025-06-02 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  21. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. Ayes, 12; Nays, 17--Broadman, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Meek, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Reynolds, Sollman, Taylor, President Wagner; Excused, 1--Campos.

  22. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Girod declared potential conflict of interest.

  23. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Campos.

  24. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Second reading.

  25. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Thatcher not concurring.

  26. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority)

  27. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Work Session held.

  28. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  29. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  30. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Referred to Rules by order of the President.

  31. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Work Session held.

  32. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  33. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  34. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act also changes when Ballot Measure 114 applies. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.4).</i>]
Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exceptions for both crimes.
Authorizes the governing body of a city, a county or a special district that owns or controls a public building that is used for official meetings to limit the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for possessing a firearm in the public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building subject to such limit, the concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not a complete defense, but results in a Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
<b>Provides that the provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022) apply to firearm transfers conducted, and large-capacity magazine manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or transfer occurring, on or after March 15, 2026.</b>
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to firearms; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned