THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2938
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO FIREARMS REGISTRATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to establish a working group to study the feasibility of implementing a statewide online firearms registration process.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  There is established an online firearms registration working group, to be placed within the department of the attorney general for administrative purposes, to study the feasibility of implementing a statewide online firearms registration process.

     (b)  In considering the feasibility of implementing a statewide online firearms registration process, the working group shall review the current firearms registration process, concerns or problems with the current process, and methods to address these concerns or problems in addition to an online registration process.

     (c)  The attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall serve as the chair of the working group, which shall also include:

     (1)  The chiefs of police of the Hawaii police department, Honolulu police department, Kauai police department, and the Maui police department, or the respective chief's designee; and

     (2)  A representative from the Hawaii Rifle Association.

     (d)  No member shall be made subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of that member's participation as a member of the working group.  Members shall serve without compensation.

     (e)  The working group shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2015.

     (f)  The working group shall cease to exist on June 30, 2015.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

Report Title:

Public Safety; Statewide Online Firearms Registration; Working Group

 

Description:

Establishes a working group to study the feasibility of implementing a statewide online firearms registration process.  Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2938 HD1)

 

 

 

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