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Florida H1551

Title: Products Liability for Firearms

Description: Provides that firearm manufacturer is not liable for certain torts based on absence or presence of certain features, mechanisms, or standards not required under federal law.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida H1539

Title: Blood Testing Required Following Civilian-involved Shootings

Description: Requires civilian to submit to test of his or her blood within certain timeframe after incident if he or she discharges firearm within this state resulting in injury or death; specifies procedure for testing; specifies consequences for refusing to submit to testing; provides for confidentiality & disclosure of test results; provides reporting requirements.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida H1419

Title: Elections

Description: Requires that Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, & serve specified term; requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database for specified purpose; provides that driver license or ID card applications, driver license or ID card renewal applications, & applications for changes of address for existing driver licenses or ID cards submitted to DHSMV serve as voter registration applications; requires DHSMV to transmit voter registration information electronically to DOS within specified timeframe; removes provision prohibiting persons providing voter registration services for driver license office from making changes to applicant's party affiliation without applicant's consent & separate signature; revises certain penalties; provides circumstances used to determine whether elections in local government exhibit racially polarized voting; authorizes party that sent notification letter to submit claim for reimbursement from local government; authorizes specified entities to file certain enforcement actions; creates Florida Voting Rights Act Commission within DOS; requires DOS instead of Office of Election Crimes & Security to conduct certain preliminary investigation; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida S1598

Title: Elections

Description: Requiring that the Secretary of State be elected, rather than appointed, and serve a specified term; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; authorizing a person who meets certain requirements to register to vote for the early voting period or election day at an early voting site or his or her polling place and cast a ballot immediately thereafter; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State, etc.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida S1734

Title: Juvenile Justice

Description: Authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term "officer" to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; providing that a child subject to proceedings under ch. 984, F.S., may only be placed in a shelter in certain circumstances, etc.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida H1345

Title: Pawn Data Statewide System

Description: Requires FDLE to establish, operate, & maintain statewide system for collection of pawn data; provides procurement authority to FDLE to contract with single vendor to provide pawn data collection as service; provides mandatory participation in statewide system; prohibits law enforcement agencies from being charged fee for accessing pawn data through system; provides all pawn data collected is exclusive property of state; provides exception; prohibits specified acts; provides enforcement & penalties for violations; authorizes rulemaking.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Florida S1748

Title: Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms

Description: Providing that the absence of certain mechanisms or features may not be used as evidence of a defective product design, negligence, a duty to warn, strict liability, or evidence to support similar claims, etc.

Last Action: Filed

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Kentucky HB299

Title: AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to define "machine gun"; establish the offense of possession of a machine gun conversion device as a Class C felony.

Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Mississippi SR6

Title: Urge U.S. Congress to enact legislation to include airguns and airbows as items taxed under the Pittman-Robertson Act.

Description: A Resolution Urging The United States Congress To Enact Legislation To Include Airguns And Airbows, With Other Methods Of Take, As Items Taxed Through The Federal Wildlife Restoration Program (pittman-robertson Act).

Last Action: Referred To Rules

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

New Mexico HB52

Title: Criminal Competency Statute Cross References

Description: Criminal Competency Statute Cross References

Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF

Last Action Date: January 20, 2026

New York S08646

Title: Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.

Description: Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.

Last Action: PRINT NUMBER 8646A

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Pennsylvania HB2126

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for the offense of persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for the offense of firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for training course and investigations and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for the offense of persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for the offense of firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for training course and investigations and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.

Last Action: Referred to Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Pennsylvania SB1137

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police.

Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police.

Last Action: Referred to Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Pennsylvania HB2128

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses and for Pennsylvania State Police.

Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses and for Pennsylvania State Police.

Last Action: Referred to Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Rhode Island S2056

Title: Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.

Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.

Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Rhode Island H7035

Title: Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.

Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.

Last Action: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Utah HB0214

Title: Firearms Liability Amendments

Description: Firearms Liability Amendments

Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Utah HB0220

Title: Public Safety Data Amendments

Description: Public Safety Data Amendments

Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Virginia HB258

Title: Early childhood care and education; terminology.

Description: Early childhood care and education; terminology. Updates throughout the Code of Virginia the term "family day home" to "home-based child care" and the term "family day system" to "home-based child care system."

Last Action: Committee Referral Pending

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026

Washington SB6055

Title: Concerning firearms background check.

Description: Concerning firearms background check.

Last Action: Prefiled for introduction.

Last Action Date: January 9, 2026