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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 24, 2022 | GA | HB 218 | Requires the State to Recognize Gun Carry Permits from Other States | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 20) |
Dec. 18, 2020 | OH | SB 175 | Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
June 23, 2022 | National | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (65 - 33) |
March 18, 2014 | GA | HB 60 | Amends Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 18) |
May 27, 2010 | TN | SB 3012 | Guns in Bars | Veto Override Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
March 27, 2023 | MS | SB 2079 | Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 14) |
Sept. 10, 2021 | CA | SB 715 | Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9) |
March 13, 2014 | IN | SB 229 | Authorizes the Concealed Possession of Firearms on School Property | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 10) |
April 9, 2009 | MT | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10) |
March 4, 2010 | IN | HB 1065 | Authorizing Firearms at Workplace | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9) |
May 2, 2018 | OK | SB 1212 | Establishes a State Firearm Constitutional Carry Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 9) |
Feb. 27, 2018 | WA | SB 5992 | Prohibits Bump Stocks | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
March 4, 2024 | WA | SB 5444 | Prohibits Open Carrying of Guns in Zoos, Libraries and Transit Centers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
June 30, 2016 | CA | SB 1235 | Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
June 6, 2024 | RI | S 2202 | Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
April 30, 2024 | CO | SB 24-131 | Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
April 17, 2024 | ME | LD 2224 | Increases Maine's Firearm Laws and Mental Health System | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
Feb. 29, 2024 | LA | SB 2 | Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
April 21, 2023 | MT | SB 359 | Prohibits the Tracking of Firearms Sales by Financial Institutions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
Sept. 12, 2023 | CA | SB 2 | Amends Penal Code Related to Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
April 7, 2023 | MD | SB 858 | Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 12) |
April 10, 2023 | MD | SB 1 | Prohibits Open Carry in the State and Restricts Places Where Firearms can be Carried | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
April 13, 2023 | WA | SB 5006 | Amends Firearm Waiver Rights for At-Risk Individuals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
April 14, 2023 | WA | SB 5231 | Amends Legal Process for Emergency No Contact Orders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
Feb. 22, 2022 | UT | SB 115 | Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/24 | HB 218 | Requires the State to Recognize Gun Carry Permits from Other States | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 20) |
12/18 | SB 175 | Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
6/23 | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (65 - 33) |
3/18 | HB 60 | Amends Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 18) |
5/27 | SB 3012 | Guns in Bars | Veto Override Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
3/27 | SB 2079 | Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 14) |
9/10 | SB 715 | Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9) |
3/13 | SB 229 | Authorizes the Concealed Possession of Firearms on School Property | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 10) |
4/09 | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10) |
3/04 | HB 1065 | Authorizing Firearms at Workplace | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9) |
5/02 | SB 1212 | Establishes a State Firearm Constitutional Carry Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 9) |
2/27 | SB 5992 | Prohibits Bump Stocks | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
3/04 | SB 5444 | Prohibits Open Carrying of Guns in Zoos, Libraries and Transit Centers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
6/30 | SB 1235 | Requires Background Checks to Buy Ammunition | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
6/06 | S 2202 | Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
4/30 | SB 24-131 | Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
4/17 | LD 2224 | Increases Maine's Firearm Laws and Mental Health System | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
2/29 | SB 2 | Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
4/21 | SB 359 | Prohibits the Tracking of Firearms Sales by Financial Institutions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
9/12 | SB 2 | Amends Penal Code Related to Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
4/07 | SB 858 | Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 12) |
4/10 | SB 1 | Prohibits Open Carry in the State and Restricts Places Where Firearms can be Carried | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
4/13 | SB 5006 | Amends Firearm Waiver Rights for At-Risk Individuals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
4/14 | SB 5231 | Amends Legal Process for Emergency No Contact Orders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
2/22 | SB 115 | Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5) |