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SF0073 • 2024

Concealed firearms-permit eligibility.

AN ACT relating to weapons; amending the eligibility requirements for a person to receive a permit to carry a concealed firearm as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Crime Firearms
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Barlow
Last action
2024-03-22
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about the Attorney General issuing permits, which was not explicitly stated as a new action but rather implied from existing duties.

Changes to Concealed Firearm Permit Eligibility

This law changes eligibility requirements for concealed firearm permits, allowing individuals with past drug felony convictions to apply if their firearm rights have been restored.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the eligibility requirements for a permit to carry a concealed firearm so that someone convicted of a felony under Wyoming's Controlled Substances Act can now become eligible if they have had their firearm rights restored by law.
  • Makes these new rules effective starting July 1, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to apply for a concealed firearms permit in Wyoming after July 1, 2024.
  • The Attorney General's office which issues permits.
  • Local law enforcement agencies that distribute application forms.

Terms To Know

Concealed firearm
A gun that is hidden from view when carried by a person.
Felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act
Breaking serious drug laws in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only applies to people applying for permits on or after July 1, 2024.
  • It does not change how existing permit holders are treated.

Bills Worth Reading With This One

These pairings are meant to flag bills from the same session that may have a bigger real-world effect when you read them together.

SF0109

Both bills address firearm-related rights and enforcement in Wyoming, with Bill A focusing on concealed carry permit eligibility and Bill B prohibiting red flag gun seizures.

High confidence Needs review

Possible combined effect: Bill A establishes eligibility requirements for obtaining a concealed carry permit, while Bill B prohibits the implementation of red flag orders that would seize firearms. Together, they create a comprehensive framework around firearm rights and enforcement in Wyoming.

Why this got flagged:
  • Both bills address firearm rights and enforcement but focus on different aspects: Bill A sets eligibility criteria for concealed carry permits, while Bill B prohibits red flag gun seizures. Together, they provide a more complete picture of Wyoming's approach to firearms regulation.
  • A person may be disqualified from receiving a permit if the person has been convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act and has not been pardoned by the Governor.
  • This act amends the eligibility requirement for a person who has been convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act to include that a person may become eligible if they have had their firearm rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f).
  • This bill prohibits the state of Wyoming from enforcing any federal statute, rule, executive order, judicial order or judicial finding that prohibits a person from owning, possessing or transferring a firearm, ammunition or related accessories or orders from ordering the seizure of those items.
  • The bill provides exceptions from this seizure prohibition for people who are convicted felons, subject to a protective order, on probation, parole or bond, adjudicated legally incompetent, committed to a mental institution, unlawfully in the state, dishonorably discharges, fugitives from justice, or subject to an order for violating hunting laws.

Bill History

  1. 2024-03-22 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 114

  2. 2024-03-22 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0041

  3. 2024-03-07 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

  4. 2024-03-07 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0041

  5. 2024-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0041

  6. 2024-03-06 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0

  7. 2024-03-05 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2024-03-04 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2024-03-01 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2024-03-01 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0

  11. 2024-02-28 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  12. 2024-02-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2024-02-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

  14. 2024-02-26 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2024-02-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2024-02-20 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2024-02-20 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-2-0-0-0

  18. 2024-02-16 Senate

    :Refer to S05 - Agriculture

  19. 2024-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 29-1-1-0-0

  20. 2024-02-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  21. 2024-02-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0496

Bill No.:

SF0073

Effective:

7/1/2024

LSO No.:

24LSO-0496

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0041

Chapter No.:

114

Prime Sponsor:

Barlow

Catch Title:

Concealed firearms-permit eligibility.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Amending the eligibility requirements for a person to receive a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Attorney General shall issue permits to carry a concealed firearm to persons who submit an application and meet certain eligibility requirements. A person may be disqualified from receiving a permit if the person has been convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act and has not been pardoned by the Governor.

This act amends the eligibility requirement for a person who has been convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act to include that a person may become eligible if they have had their firearm rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f).

This act applies to any person who submits an application for a permit to carry a concealed firearm on and after July 1, 2024.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
24LSO-0496

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0073

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2024 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to weapons; amending the eligibility requirements for a person to receive a permit to carry a concealed firearm as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 6
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104(b)(v)(B) is amended to read:

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Wearing or carrying concealed weapons; penalties; exceptions; permits.

(b)

The attorney general is authorized to issue permits to carry a concealed firearm to persons qualified as provided by this subsection. The attorney general shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out this section no later than October 1, 1994. Applications for a permit to carry a concealed firearm shall be made available and distributed by the division of criminal investigation and local law enforcement agencies. The permit shall be valid throughout the state for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance. The permittee shall carry the permit, together with valid identification at all times when the permittee is carrying a concealed firearm and shall display both the permit and proper identification upon request of any peace officer. The attorney general through the division shall issue a permit to any person who:

(v)

Has not been:

(B)

Convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971, W.S. 35
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1057 or similar laws of any other state or the United States relating to controlled substances and has not been pardoned
or had his firearm rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7
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105(a) or (f)
; or

Section 2
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This act shall apply to any person applying for a permit to carry a concealed firearm on and after the effective date of this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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