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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5227
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E REGULATION OF FIREAR MS BY
MUNICIPALITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) No municipality may 1
regulate, restrict, prohibit or affect the ownership, possession, use, 2
purchase, sale, transportation or transfer of firearms or components for 3
firearms, nor may any municipality maintain or enact any ordinance or 4
regulation which in any way regulates, restricts, prohibits or affects the 5
ownership, possession, use, purchase, sale, transportation or transfer 6
of such firearms or components except as otherwise provided in state 7
or federal law. 8
(b) The matters described in subsection (a) of this section are under 9
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal government, and the 10
laws relating to such matters are intended to fully occupy the areas 11
described and preempt any city or town, or any political subdivision of 12
a city or town from legislating on such matters except when expressly 13
permitted by the state. 14
(c) A municipality shall not define any activity related to firearms as 15
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constituting a public nuisance or as being detrimental to public health 16
and safety. 17
(d) The provisions of this section shall supersede any inconsistent 18
ordinances or regulations enacted by a municipality. 19
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the regulation of firearms by municipalities.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.; SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
H.B. 5227