Firearm Legislation Awaiting Governor's Signature Or Veto
These are state level fiream related bills that are awaiting a signature or veto by the governor of that state.
Title: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Description: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: April 7, 2025
Title: A Constitutional Amendment To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, To Protect The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
Description: A Constitutional Amendment To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, To Protect The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
Last Action: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Last Action Date: April 16, 2025
Title: To Create The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; And To Prohibit Financial Institutions From Using Certain Discriminatory Practices.
Description: To Create The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; And To Prohibit Financial Institutions From Using Certain Discriminatory Practices.
Last Action: Notification that HB1509 is now Act 452
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.
Description: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.
Last Action: Notification that SB409 is now Act 406
Last Action Date: March 31, 2025
Title: To Ensure Responsible Fund Management; And To Amend The Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act (2006).
Description: To Ensure Responsible Fund Management; And To Amend The Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act (2006).
Last Action: Notification that HB1307 is now Act 308
Last Action Date: March 18, 2025
Title: Concerning The Administration Of Instruction On Firearm Safety In Public School Districts And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools.
Description: Concerning The Administration Of Instruction On Firearm Safety In Public School Districts And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools.
Last Action: Notification that HB1117 is now Act 229
Last Action Date: March 4, 2025
Title: To Prohibit Local Government Regulation Of Knives Or Knife-making Components.
Description: To Prohibit Local Government Regulation Of Knives Or Knife-making Components.
Last Action: Notification that HB1418 is now Act 161
Last Action Date: February 25, 2025
Title: Concerning Firearm Hold Agreements; And To Provide Civil Immunity To A Federal Firearms Licensee Who Agrees To Hold A Firearm For An Individual.
Description: Concerning Firearm Hold Agreements; And To Provide Civil Immunity To A Federal Firearms Licensee Who Agrees To Hold A Firearm For An Individual.
Last Action: Notification that HB1067 is now Act 106
Last Action Date: February 18, 2025
Title: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Description: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Last Action: Notification that SB15 is now Act 26
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Title: To Amend The Law Concerning The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train; And To Increase The Fine That May Be Imposed For The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train Or For Throwing Other Objects At A Train.
Description: To Amend The Law Concerning The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train; And To Increase The Fine That May Be Imposed For The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train Or For Throwing Other Objects At A Train.
Last Action: Notification that SB16 is now Act 27
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Provides that violent felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. (HD1)
Last Action: Act 016, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
Last Action Date: April 11, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony. (HD1)
Last Action: Act 018, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
Last Action Date: April 11, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1)
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor.
Last Action Date: April 8, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms Reporting.
Description: Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms.
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor.
Last Action Date: April 8, 2025
Title: Weapons: firearms; sale of weapons seized by a law enforcement agency under the penal code; prohibit. Amends secs. 239 & 239a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.239 & 750.239a).
Description: Weapons: firearms; sale of weapons seized by a law enforcement agency under the penal code; prohibit. Amends secs. 239 & 239a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.239 & 750.239a).
Last Action: Presented To The Governor 01/08/2025 11:28 Am
Last Action Date: December 31, 2024
Title: Education: school districts; information regarding the safe storage of firearms; require districts to provide to parents and legal guardians. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1313b.
Description: Education: school districts; information regarding the safe storage of firearms; require districts to provide to parents and legal guardians. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1313b.
Last Action: Presented To The Governor 01/08/2025 11:40 Am
Last Action Date: December 31, 2024
Title: Pesticide control.
Description: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide certification standards; and to amend and reenact sections 4.1-33-01 and 4.1-33-03, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 4.1-33-12, section 4.1-33-13, subsection 1 of section 4.1-33-16, and subsection 5 of section 4.1-33-20 of North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide control.
Last Action: Sent to Governor
Last Action Date: April 21, 2025
Title: Dangerous weapons, the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering, testing for a license to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, and producing a concealed carry license upon request; and to provide a penalty.
Description: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1-01-01, section 62.1-02-05, subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 62.1-04-03, and section 62.1-04-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dangerous weapons, the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering, testing for a license to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, and producing a concealed carry license upon request; and to provide a penalty.
Last Action: Sent to Governor
Last Action Date: April 21, 2025
Title: Delinquency; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
Description: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 27-20.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juvenile court petitions, fitness to proceed in juvenile court proceedings, and collateral consequences the juvenile court may order; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-04.1-01, 12.1-04.1-20, and 12.1-17-01.2, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-07.2, section 12.1-20-01, subsections 2 and 6 of section 12.1-31-03, sections 12.1-32-15 and 15.1-09-33.4, subsection 6 of section 27-20.2-01, subsection 3 of section 27-20.2-09, subsection 5 of section 27-20.4-11, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-18, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-20, and section 62.1-02-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lack of criminal responsibility, court jurisdiction, distribution of intimate images without consent, domestic violence, criminality of a child regarding sex offenses, sale and use of tobacco by an individual under the age of twenty-one, child registration requirements, restitution, probation of a delinquent child, extracurricular activities for students, and persons not allowed to possess a firearm; to repeal sections 27-20.4-12, 27-20.4-13, and 27-20.4-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquency; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
Last Action: Sent to Governor
Last Action Date: April 18, 2025
Title: Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
Description: Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.116
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
Description: Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.115
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
Description: Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.114
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
Description: Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
Last Action: signed chap.26
Last Action Date: February 14, 2025
Title: Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans
Description: To amend sections 2923.126 and 3727.18; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 3727.18 (3727.182); and to enact new section 3727.18 and sections 109.7411, 2307.221, and 3727.181 of the Revised Code regarding hospital violence prevention and related training, security plans, and incident reporting and to generally grant civil immunity for certain injuries to a person who acts in self-defense or defense of another during the commission, or imminent commission, of an offense of violence to protect the members or guests of a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances.
Last Action: Sent To The Governor
Last Action Date: December 30, 2024
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39, relative to weapons.
Description: As introduced, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armor, pepper spray, silencers, and other certain products; requires physical injury for a negligent entrustment action rather than an unreasonable risk of physical injury; specifies that a person who will be subject to an ordinance in the future or reasonably intends to be physically present in the political subdivision is an adversely affected party for purposes of filing certain actions; makes various other changes regarding civil actions against arms dealers, manufacturers, and sellers and the preemption of local regulation of firearms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39.
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor for action.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to rights of citizenship.
Description: As introduced, revises the procedure for restoration of rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40.
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor for action.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Title: Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Description: Manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The portions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026; however, the portions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Title: School board policies; parental notification, safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms, etc.
Description: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 1678.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Title: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Description: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to SB 1048.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Title: Preventing cruelty to animals.
Description: Preventing cruelty to animals.
Last Action: Delivered to Governor.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Title: Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act
Description: The purpose of this bill is to establish the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; to define relevant terms, to prohibit discrimination against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; to provide for remedies for discrimination against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
Last Action: To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
Last Action Date: April 12, 2025
Title: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.
Description: The purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.
Last Action: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal
Last Action Date: April 12, 2025
Title: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency
Description: The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies. The bill prohibits certain specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind, or their use or possession. The bill creates an action for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate redress for the unlawful seizure or confiscation of firearms or related accessories and components; and provides for civil damages.
Last Action: To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
Last Action Date: April 12, 2025
Title: West Virginia Firearms Liability Clarification Act
Description: The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Firearms Liability Clarification Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill sets forth legislative findings and the intent of the article. The bill provides for definitions. The bill provides limitations on negligent marketing claims. The bill creates a predicate exception limitation. The bill sets forth enforcement and penalties. The bill creates a private right of action. The bill provides for severability. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
Last Action: To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
Last Action Date: April 12, 2025
