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	10	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
	14	+	Request of the Governor Pursuant
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14		-	AN ACT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE.
	21	+	AN ACT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE AND JUVENILE CRIME.
15	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	23		Assembly convened:
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18	25		Section 1. Section 29-38e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
20	27		(a) There shall be within the Division of State Police, within the 3
21	28		Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, a state-wide 4
22	29		firearms [trafficking] crimes and tracing task force for the effective 5
23	30		cooperative enforcement of the laws of this state concerning the 6
24	31		distribution and possession of firearms. 7
25	32		(b) The task force shall be comprised of municipal and state law 8
26	33		enforcement officers and may include federal law enforcement officers. 9
27	34		Such task force shall be authorized to conduct any investigation 10
28	35		authorized by this section at any place within the state as may be 11
29	36		deemed necessary. 12
30	37		(c) The task force may request and may receive from any federal, state 13
31	38		or local agency, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its 14
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32	45		duties, including the temporary assignment of personnel which may be 15
33	46		necessary to carry out the performance of its functions. 16
34		-	(d) The task force may enter into mutual assistance and cooperation 17 Substitute Bill No. 16
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	47	+	(d) The task force may enter into mutual assistance and cooperation 17
41	48		agreements with other states pertaining to firearms law enforcement 18
42	49		matters extending across state boundaries, and may consult and 19
43	50		exchange information and personnel with agencies of other states with 20
44	51		reference to firearms law enforcement problems of mutual concern. 21
45	52		(e) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 22
46	53		may appoint [a commanding officer and] such [other] personnel as the 23
47	54		commissioner deems necessary for the duties of the task force, within 24
48	55		available appropriations. 25
49	56		(f) The task force shall: (1) Review the problem of illegal trafficking in 26
50	57		firearms and its effects, including its effects on the public, and 27
51	58		implement solutions to address the problem; (2) identify persons 28
52	59		illegally trafficking in firearms and focus resources to prosecute such 29
53	60		persons; (3) track firearms which were sold or distributed illegally and 30
54	61		implement solutions to remove such firearms from persons illegally in 31
55	62		possession of them; [and] (4) coordinate its activities with other law 32
56	63		enforcement agencies within and without the state; and (5) not later than 33
57	64		February 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, report in accordance with the 34
58	65		provisions of section 11-4a to the Governor and the joint standing 35
59	66		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 36
60	67		relating to the judiciary and public safety on: (A) The number of 37
61	68		individuals identified and arrested pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 38
62		-	subsection; (B) the number of firearms seized as a result of the task 39
	69	+	subsection, (B) the number of firearms seized as a result of the task 39
63	70		force's efforts pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection; and (C) any 40
64	71		other activities of the task force during the preceding calendar year. 41
65		-	Sec. 2. Section 29-31 of the general statutes is repealed and the 42
66		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 43
67		-	No sale of any pistol or revolver shall be made except in the room, 44
68		-	store or place described in the permit for the sale of pistols and 45
69		-	revolvers, and such permit or a copy thereof certified by the authority 46
70		-	issuing the same shall be exposed to view within the room, store or place 47
71		-	where pistols or revolvers are sold or offered or exposed for sale. No 48
72		-	sale or delivery of any pistol or revolver shall be made unless the 49 Substitute Bill No. 16
	72	+	Sec. 2. Section 29-36a of the general statutes is repealed and the 42
	73	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 43
	74	+	(a) No person shall complete the manufacture of a firearm without 44
	75	+	subsequently (1) obtaining a unique serial number or other mark of 45
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79		-	purchaser or person to whom the same is to be delivered is personally 50
80		-	known to the vendor of such pistol or revolver or the person making 51
81		-	delivery thereof or unless the person making such purchase or to whom 52
82		-	delivery thereof is to be made provides evidence of his or her identity. 53
83		-	The vendor of any pistol or revolver shall keep a record of each pistol or 54
84		-	revolver sold in a book kept for that purpose, which record shall be in 55
85		-	such form as is prescribed by 27 CFR 478.125. The vendor of any pistol 56
86		-	or revolver shall make such record available for inspection upon the 57
87		-	request of any sworn member of an organized local police department 58
88		-	or the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 59
89		-	Services and Public Protection or any investigator assigned to the state-60
90		-	wide firearms [trafficking] crimes and tracing task force established 61
91		-	under section 29-38e, as amended by this act. 62
92		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 29-38f of the general statutes is 63
93		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 64
94		-	2022): 65
95		-	(a) There shall be a State-Wide Firearms [trafficking] Crimes and 66
96		-	Tracing Task Force Policy Board within the Division of State Police, 67
97		-	within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, for 68
98		-	administrative purposes only, consisting of the Commissioner of 69
99		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Chief State's Attorney, 70
100		-	the agent in Connecticut in charge of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, 71
101		-	Tobacco and Firearms, the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs 72
102		-	Association and five chiefs of police designated by said association, each 73
103		-	to serve for a term of one year, provided one such chief of police shall 74
104		-	be from a municipality with a population of one hundred thousand or 75
105		-	more. 76
106		-	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Emergency 77
107		-	Services and Public Protection shall, in consultation with 78
108		-	representatives of a national firearms industry trade association that 79
109		-	advocates for safe enjoyment of recreational shooting and hunting, 80
110		-	study the feasibility of creating a state license to sell firearms and, not 81
111		-	later than December 31, 2022, report the findings of such study, in 82 Substitute Bill No. 16
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	82	+	identification from the Department of Emergency Services and Public 46
	83	+	Protection pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (2) engraving 47
	84	+	upon or permanently affixing to the firearm such serial number or other 48
	85	+	mark in a manner that conforms with the requirements imposed on 49
	86	+	licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to 50
	87	+	18 USC 923(i), as amended from time to time, and any regulation 51
	88	+	adopted thereunder. 52
	89	+	(b) Not later than thirty days after a person completes the 53
	90	+	manufacture of a firearm, [or ninety days after the Department of 54
	91	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection provides notice in 55
	92	+	accordance with section 29-36b that the system to distribute a unique 56
	93	+	serial number or other mark of identification pursuant to this section is 57
	94	+	operational, whichever date is later,] such person shall notify the 58
	95	+	department of such manufacture and provide any identifying 59
	96	+	information to the department concerning the firearm and the owner of 60
	97	+	such firearm, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of 61
	98	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon receiving a properly 62
	99	+	submitted request for a unique serial number or other mark of 63
	100	+	identification from a person who completes manufacture of a firearm, 64
	101	+	the department shall determine if such person is prohibited from 65
	102	+	purchasing a firearm and if not, shall issue to such person a unique serial 66
	103	+	number or other mark of identification immediately and in no instance 67
	104	+	more than three business days after the department receives such 68
	105	+	request. Issuance of a unique serial number or other mark of 69
	106	+	identification pursuant to this subsection shall not be evidence that the 70
	107	+	firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed. 71
	108	+	(c) (1) On and after January 1, 2023, no person shall possess a firearm 72
	109	+	without a serial number or other mark of identification unless (A) such 73
	110	+	person has declared possession of such firearm pursuant to subdivision 74
	111	+	(2) or (3) of this subsection, or (B) such person has applied to obtain a 75
	112	+	unique serial number or other mark of identification from the 76
	113	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to 77
	114	+	subsections (a) and (b) of this section and such person has not yet 78
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118		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 83
119		-	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 84
120		-	cognizance of matters relating to judiciary and public safety. 85
121		-	Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) The sum of one million two hundred 86
122		-	fifty thousand dollars is allocated, in accordance with the provisions of 87
123		-	special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant 88
124		-	to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 89
125		-	Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, to 90
126		-	the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, for the 91
127		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to fund a state-wide firearms crimes 92
128		-	and tracing task force pursuant to section 29-38e of the general statutes, 93
129		-	as amended by this act. 94
130		-	Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) The sum of one million two hundred 95
131		-	fifty thousand dollars is allocated, in accordance with the provisions of 96
132		-	special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant 97
133		-	to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 98
134		-	Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, to 99
135		-	the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, for the 100
136		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund a state-wide firearms crimes 101
137		-	and tracing task force pursuant to section 29-38e of the general statutes, 102
138		-	as amended by this act. 103
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	121	+	received such serial number or other mark of identification. 79
	122	+	(2) Any person who, prior to January 1, 2023, lawfully possesses a 80
	123	+	firearm without a serial number or other mark of identification 81
	124	+	manufactured prior to October 1, 2019, shall apply by January 1, 2023, 82
	125	+	or, if such person is a member of the military or naval forces of this state 83
	126	+	or of the United States and is unable to apply by January 1, 2023, because 84
	127	+	such member is or was on official duty outside of this state, shall apply 85
	128	+	within ninety days of returning to the state to the Department of 86
	129	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection to declare possession of such 87
	130	+	firearm. Such application shall be made on such form or in such manner 88
	131	+	as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 89
	132	+	prescribes. 90
	133	+	(3) Any person who moves into the state in lawful possession of a 91
	134	+	firearm without a serial number or other mark of identification shall, 92
	135	+	within ninety days, either (A) obtain a unique serial number or other 93
	136	+	mark of identification from the department and engrave upon or 94
	137	+	permanently affix to the firearm such serial number or other mark 95
	138	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, (B) render such firearm 96
	139	+	permanently inoperable, (C) sell such firearm to a licensed gun dealer, 97
	140	+	or (D) remove such firearm from the state, except that any person who 98
	141	+	is a member of the military or naval forces of this state or of the United 99
	142	+	States, is in lawful possession of a firearm without a serial number or 100
	143	+	other mark of identification and has been transferred into the state after 101
	144	+	January 1, 2023, may, within ninety days of arriving in the state, apply 102
	145	+	to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to 103
	146	+	declare possession of such firearm. 104
	147	+	(4) For purposes of this subsection, "lawfully possesses", with respect 105
	148	+	to a firearm without a serial number or other mark of identification, 106
	149	+	means that a person has (A) actual and lawful possession of such 107
	150	+	firearm, (B) constructive possession of such firearm pursuant to a lawful 108
	151	+	purchase that was transacted prior to or on the date preceding the 109
	152	+	effective date of this section, regardless of whether the firearm was 110
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	159	+	delivered to the purchaser prior to or on the date preceding the effective 111
	160	+	date of this section, which lawful purchase is evidenced by a writing 112
	161	+	sufficient to indicate that (i) a contract for sale was made between the 113
	162	+	parties prior to or on the date preceding the effective date of this section, 114
	163	+	for the purchase of the firearm, or (ii) full or partial payment for the 115
	164	+	firearm was made by the purchaser to the seller of the firearm prior to 116
	165	+	or on the date preceding the effective date of this section, or (C) actual 117
	166	+	possession under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, or constructive 118
	167	+	possession under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, as evidenced by 119
	168	+	a written statement made under penalty of false statement on such form 120
	169	+	as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 121
	170	+	prescribes. 122
	171	+	(5) The department may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 123
	172	+	provisions of chapter 54, to establish procedures with respect to 124
	173	+	applications under this subsection. Notwithstanding the provisions of 125
	174	+	sections 1-210 and 1-211, the name and address of a person who has 126
	175	+	declared possession of a firearm without a serial number or other mark 127
	176	+	of identification shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except 128
	177	+	such records may be disclosed to (A) law enforcement agencies and 129
	178	+	employees of the United States Probation Office acting in the 130
	179	+	performance of their duties and parole officers within the Department 131
	180	+	of Correction acting in the performance of their duties, and (B) the 132
	181	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to carry out the 133
	182	+	provisions of subsection (c) of section 17a-500. 134
	183	+	(6) (A) Except as provided in this subsection, no person within this 135
	184	+	state shall distribute, import into this state, keep for sale, offer or expose 136
	185	+	for sale, or purchase a firearm without a serial number or other mark of 137
	186	+	identification. 138
	187	+	(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of this section shall not apply 139
	188	+	to the transfer of a firearm without a serial number or other mark of 140
	189	+	identification (i) the possession of which has been declared to the 141
	190	+	department pursuant to this section, by bequest or intestate succession, 142
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	197	+	or, upon the death of a testator or settlor: (I) To a trust, or (II) from a 143
	198	+	trust to a beneficiary; or (ii) to a police department or the Department of 144
	199	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection. 145
	200	+	(d) The provisions of subsections [(a) and (b)] (a), (b) and (c) of this 146
	201	+	section shall not apply to the manufacture of a firearm manufactured 147
	202	+	using an unfinished frame or lower receiver on which a serial number 148
	203	+	or other mark has been engraved or permanently affixed pursuant to 149
	204	+	subsection (c) of section 53-206j. 150
	205	+	[(d)] (e) No person shall transfer to another person any firearm 151
	206	+	manufactured or possessed in violation of this section. 152
	207	+	[(e)] (f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) the 153
	208	+	manufacture of firearms by a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, 154
	209	+	(2) (A) any antique firearm, as defined in 18 USC 921, as amended from 155
	210	+	time to time, or (B) any firearm manufactured prior to [the effective date 156
	211	+	of this section] December 16, 1968, provided such firearm is otherwise 157
	212	+	lawfully possessed, or (3) delivery or transfer of a firearm to a law 158
	213	+	enforcement agency. 159
	214	+	[(f)] (g) No person shall facilitate, aid or abet the manufacture of a 160
	215	+	firearm (1) by a person or for a person who is otherwise prohibited by 161
	216	+	law from purchasing or possessing a firearm, or (2) that a person is 162
	217	+	otherwise prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing. 163
	218	+	[(g)] (h) If the court finds that a violation of this section is not of a 164
	219	+	serious nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will 165
	220	+	probably not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted 166
	221	+	of a violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a 167
	222	+	prosecution under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection, 168
	223	+	the court may order suspension of prosecution. The court shall not order 169
	224	+	suspension of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged 170
	225	+	that he or she understands the consequences of the suspension of 171
	226	+	prosecution. Any person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree 172
	227	+	to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such violation 173
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	234	+	and to a waiver of his or her right to a speedy trial. Such person shall 174
	235	+	appear in court and shall be released to the custody of the Court Support 175
	236	+	Services Division for such period, not exceeding two years, and under 176
	237	+	such conditions as the court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, 177
	238	+	or, having accepted, violates such conditions, the court shall terminate 178
	239	+	the suspension of prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If 179
	240	+	such person satisfactorily completes such person's period of probation, 180
	241	+	he or she may apply for dismissal of the charges against such person 181
	242	+	and the court, on finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss 182
	243	+	such charges. If the person does not apply for dismissal of the charges 183
	244	+	against such person after satisfactorily completing such person's period 184
	245	+	of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report submitted by the Court 185
	246	+	Support Services Division that the person satisfactorily completed such 186
	247	+	person's period of probation, may on its own motion make a finding of 187
	248	+	such satisfactory completion and dismiss such charges. Upon dismissal, 188
	249	+	all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 54-142a. 189
	250	+	An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges against a 190
	251	+	person who has completed such person's period of probation or 191
	252	+	terminating the participation of a defendant in such program shall be a 192
	253	+	final judgment for purposes of appeal. 193
	254	+	[(h)] (i) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall 194
	255	+	be guilty of a class C felony for which two years of the sentence imposed 195
	256	+	may not be suspended or reduced by the court, and five thousand 196
	257	+	dollars of the fine imposed may not be remitted or reduced by the court 197
	258	+	unless the court states on the record its reasons for remitting or reducing 198
	259	+	such fine, and any firearm found in the possession of any person in 199
	260	+	violation of any provision of this section shall be forfeited. 200
	261	+	[(i)] (j) For purposes of this section, "manufacture" means to fabricate 201
	262	+	or construct a firearm including the initial assembly, "firearm" means 202
	263	+	firearm, as defined in section 53a-3 and "law enforcement agency" 203
	264	+	means law enforcement agency, as defined in section 29-1i. 204
	265	+	Sec. 3. Section 29-35 of the general statutes is repealed and the 205
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	272	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 206
	273	+	(a) (1) No person shall carry any pistol or revolver upon [his or her] 207
	274	+	such person's person, except when such person is within the dwelling 208
	275	+	house or place of business of such person, without a permit to carry the 209
	276	+	same issued as provided in section 29-28, as amended by this act. 210
	277	+	(2) No person shall carry any firearm upon such person's person: 211
	278	+	(A) Within a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in use 212
	279	+	as an entry to any polling place or in any corridor, passageway or other 213
	280	+	approach leading from any such outside entrance to such polling place 214
	281	+	or in any room opening upon any such corridor, passageway or 215
	282	+	approach; 216
	283	+	(B) In any municipal or state building; 217
	284	+	(C) On any bus, train or ferry operated by a government entity; or 218
	285	+	(D) If such firearm is shown, displayed or visible, knowingly at any 219
	286	+	demonstration or knowingly within two hundred fifty feet of the 220
	287	+	perimeter of any demonstration, except that this subparagraph shall not 221
	288	+	apply to any person possessing or controlling any firearm 222
	289	+	independently of such demonstration on private property owned or 223
	290	+	leased by that person or to any person engaged in justified defense of 224
	291	+	person pursuant to section 53a-19. 225
	292	+	(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the carrying of 226
	293	+	any pistol or revolver by any: 227
	294	+	[parole] (A) (i) Parole officer or peace officer of this state, or [any] (ii) 228
	295	+	parole officer or peace officer of any other state while engaged in the 229
	296	+	pursuit of official duties; 230
	297	+	(B) Department of Motor Vehicles inspector appointed under section 231
	298	+	14-8 and certified pursuant to section 7-294d; [, or parole officer or peace 232
	299	+	officer of any other state while engaged in the pursuit of official duties, 233
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	306	+	or federal] 234
	307	+	(C) Federal marshal or federal law enforcement agent; [, or to any 235
	308	+	member] 236
	309	+	(D) Member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in 237
	310	+	section 27-103, or of the state, as defined in section 27-2, when on duty 238
	311	+	or going to or from duty; [, or to any member] 239
	312	+	(E) Member of any military organization when on parade or when 240
	313	+	going to or from any place of assembly; [, or to the transportation of 241
	314	+	pistols or revolvers] 242
	315	+	(F) Person transporting a pistol or revolver as merchandise; [, or to 243
	316	+	any person transporting any pistol or revolver while] 244
	317	+	(G) Person transporting a pistol or revolver contained in the package 245
	318	+	in which [it] the pistol or revolver was originally wrapped at the time of 246
	319	+	sale and while transporting the same from the place of sale to the 247
	320	+	purchaser's residence or place of business; [, or to any person] 248
	321	+	(H) Person transporting a pistol or revolver as part of the process of 249
	322	+	removing such person's household goods or effects from one place to 250
	323	+	another; [, or to any person while] 251
	324	+	(I) Person transporting [any such] a pistol or revolver from such 252
	325	+	person's place of residence or business to a place or [individual] person 253
	326	+	where or by whom such pistol or revolver is to be repaired or while 254
	327	+	returning to such person's place of residence or business after the same 255
	328	+	has been repaired; [, or to any person] 256
	329	+	(J) Person transporting a pistol or revolver in or through the state for 257
	330	+	the purpose of taking part in competitions, taking part in formal pistol 258
	331	+	or revolver training, repairing such pistol or revolver or attending any 259
	332	+	meeting or exhibition of an organized collectors' group if such person is 260
	333	+	a bona fide resident of the United States and is permitted to possess and 261
	334	+	carry a pistol or revolver in the state or subdivision of the United States 262
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	341	+	in which such person resides; [, or to any person] 263
	342	+	(K) Person transporting a pistol or revolver to and from a testing 264
	343	+	range at the request of the issuing authority; [, or to any person] or 265
	344	+	(L) Person transporting an antique pistol or revolver, as defined in 266
	345	+	section 29-33, as amended by this act. 267
	346	+	(4) For the purposes of this subsection, (A) "demonstration" means a 268
	347	+	demonstration, march, rally, vigil, sit-in, protest, picketing or similar 269
	348	+	public assembly (i) for which a permit has been issued by a federal 270
	349	+	agency, state agency or local government, or (ii) at which fifteen or more 271
	350	+	people are in attendance and that is situated in a public place, including, 272
	351	+	but not limited to, the front, immediate area or parking lot of any store, 273
	352	+	shop, restaurant, tavern, shopping center or other place of business, any 274
	353	+	public building, its grounds or surrounding area or any public parking 275
	354	+	lot, street, right-of-way, sidewalk, public park or other public grounds, 276
	355	+	(B) "formal pistol or revolver training" means pistol or revolver training 277
	356	+	at a locally approved or permitted firing range or training facility, and 278
	357	+	(C) "transporting a pistol or revolver" means transporting a pistol or 279
	358	+	revolver that is unloaded and, if such pistol or revolver is being 280
	359	+	transported in a motor vehicle, is not readily accessible or directly 281
	360	+	accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle or, if such 282
	361	+	pistol or revolver is being transported in a motor vehicle that does not 283
	362	+	have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, such 284
	363	+	pistol or revolver shall be contained in a locked container other than the 285
	364	+	glove compartment or console. [Nothing in this section shall be 286
	365	+	construed to prohibit the carrying of a pistol or revolver during formal 287
	366	+	pistol or revolver training or repair.] 288
	367	+	(b) The holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 29-28, as 289
	368	+	amended by this act, shall carry such permit upon one's person while 290
	369	+	carrying such pistol or revolver. Such holder shall present his or her 291
	370	+	permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer [who has 292
	371	+	reasonable suspicion of a crime] for purposes of verification of the 293
	372	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	373	+
	374	+
	375	+
	376	+	LCO No. 703 11 of 52
	377	+
	378	+	validity of the permit or identification of the holder, provided such 294
	379	+	holder is carrying a pistol or revolver that is observed by such law 295
	380	+	enforcement officer. A municipality may adopt an ordinance specifying 296
	381	+	that a law enforcement officer may make such a request only if such 297
	382	+	officer has reasonable suspicion of a crime. 298
	383	+	Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of section 53-202a of the general statutes is 299
	384	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 300
	385	+	passage): 301
	386	+	(1) "Assault weapon" means: 302
	387	+	(A) (i) Any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, 303
	388	+	semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user or any of the 304
	389	+	following specified semiautomatic firearms: Algimec Agmi; Armalite 305
	390	+	AR-180; Australian Automatic Arms SAP Pistol; Auto-Ordnance 306
	391	+	Thompson type; Avtomat Kalashnikov AK-47 type; Barrett Light-Fifty 307
	392	+	model 82A1; Beretta AR-70; Bushmaster Auto Rifle and Auto Pistol; 308
	393	+	Calico models M-900, M-950 and 100-P; Chartered Industries of 309
	394	+	Singapore SR-88; Colt AR-15 and Sporter; Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max-1 and 310
	395	+	Max-2; Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45; Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, 311
	396	+	FN/LAR, or FN/FNC; FAMAS MAS 223; Feather AT -9 and Mini-AT; 312
	397	+	Federal XC-900 and XC-450; Franchi SPAS-12 and LAW-12; Galil AR 313
	398	+	and ARM; Goncz High-Tech Carbine and High-Tech Long Pistol; 314
	399	+	Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, HK-94 and SP-89; Holmes MP-83; MAC-315
	400	+	10, MAC-11 and MAC-11 Carbine type; Intratec TEC-9 and Scorpion; 316
	401	+	Iver Johnson Enforcer model 3000; Ruger Mini-14/5F folding stock 317
	402	+	model only; Scarab Skorpion; SIG 57 AMT and 500 series; Spectre Auto 318
	403	+	Carbine and Auto Pistol; Springfield Armory BM59, SAR-48 and G-3; 319
	404	+	Sterling MK-6 and MK-7; Steyr AUG; Street Sweeper and Striker 12 320
	405	+	revolving cylinder shotguns; USAS-12; UZI Carbine, Mini-Carbine and 321
	406	+	Pistol; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson "Linda" Pistol; 322
	407	+	(ii) A part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a 323
	408	+	firearm into an assault weapon, as defined in subparagraph (A)(i) of this 324
	409	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	410	+
	411	+
	412	+
	413	+	LCO No. 703 12 of 52
	414	+
	415	+	subdivision, or any combination of parts from which an assault weapon, 325
	416	+	as defined in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, may be rapidly 326
	417	+	assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the 327
	418	+	same person; 328
	419	+	(B) Any of the following specified semiautomatic centerfire rifles, or 329
	420	+	copies or duplicates thereof with the capability of any such rifles, that 330
	421	+	were in production prior to or on April 4, 2013: (i) AK-47; (ii) AK-74; (iii) 331
	422	+	AKM; (iv) AKS-74U; (v) ARM; (vi) MAADI AK47; (vii) MAK90; (viii) 332
	423	+	MISR; (ix) NHM90 and NHM91; (x) Norinco 56, 56S, 84S and 86S; (xi) 333
	424	+	Poly Technologies AKS and AK47; (xii) SA 85; (xiii) SA 93; (xiv) VEPR; 334
	425	+	(xv) WASR-10; (xvi) WUM; (xvii) Rock River Arms LAR-47; (xviii) 335
	426	+	Vector Arms AK-47; (xix) AR-10; (xx) AR-15; (xxi) Bushmaster Carbon 336
	427	+	15, Bushmaster XM15, Bushmaster ACR Rifles, Bushmaster MOE Rifles; 337
	428	+	(xxii) Colt Match Target Rifles; (xxiii) Armalite M15; (xxiv) Olympic 338
	429	+	Arms AR-15, A1, CAR, PCR, K3B, K30R, K16, K48, K8 and K9 Rifles; 339
	430	+	(xxv) DPMS Tactical Rifles; (xxvi) Smith and Wesson M&P15 Rifles; 340
	431	+	(xxvii) Rock River Arms LAR-15; (xxviii) Doublestar AR Rifles; (xxix) 341
	432	+	Barrett REC7; (xxx) Beretta Storm; (xxxi) Calico Liberty 50, 50 Tactical, 342
	433	+	100, 100 Tactical, I, I Tactical, II and II Tactical Rifles; (xxxii) Hi-Point 343
	434	+	Carbine Rifles; (xxxiii) HK-PSG-1; (xxxiv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU Rifles, 344
	435	+	and RFB; (xxxv) Remington Tactical Rifle Model 7615; (xxxvi) SAR-8, 345
	436	+	SAR-4800 and SR9; (xxxvii) SLG 95; (xxxviii) SLR 95 or 96; (xxxix) TNW 346
	437	+	M230 and M2HB; (xl) Vector Arms UZI; (xli) Galil and Galil Sporter; 347
	438	+	(xlii) Daewoo AR 100 and AR 110C; (xliii) Fabrique Nationale/FN 308 348
	439	+	Match and L1A1 Sporter; (xliv) HK USC; (xlv) IZHMASH Saiga AK; 349
	440	+	(xlvi) SIG Sauer 551-A1, 556, 516, 716 and M400 Rifles; (xlvii) Valmet 350
	441	+	M62S, M71S and M78S; (xlviii) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine; and 351
	442	+	(xlix) Barrett M107A1; 352
	443	+	(C) Any of the following specified semiautomatic pistols, or copies or 353
	444	+	duplicates thereof with the capability of any such pistols, that were in 354
	445	+	production prior to or on April 4, 2013: (i) Centurion 39 AK; (ii) Draco 355
	446	+	AK-47; (iii) HCR AK-47; (iv) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47; (v) Mini-Draco AK-356
	447	+	47; (vi) Yugo Krebs Krink; (vii) American Spirit AR-15; (viii) Bushmaster 357
	448	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	449	+
	450	+
	451	+
	452	+	LCO No. 703 13 of 52
	453	+
	454	+	Carbon 15; (ix) Doublestar Corporation AR; (x) DPMS AR-15; (xi) 358
	455	+	Olympic Arms AR-15; (xii) Rock River Arms LAR 15; (xiii) Calico 359
	456	+	Liberty III and III Tactical Pistols; (xiv) Masterpiece Arms MPA Pistols 360
	457	+	and Velocity Arms VMA Pistols; (xv) Intratec TEC-DC9 and AB-10; (xvi) 361
	458	+	Colefire Magnum; (xvii) German Sport 522 PK and Chiappa Firearms 362
	459	+	Mfour-22; (xviii) DSA SA58 PKP FAL; (xix) I.O. Inc. PPS-43C; (xx) Kel-363
	460	+	Tec PLR-16 Pistol; (xxi) Sig Sauer P516 and P556 Pistols; and (xxii) 364
	461	+	Thompson TA5 Pistols; 365
	462	+	(D) Any of the following semiautomatic shotguns, or copies or 366
	463	+	duplicates thereof with the capability of any such shotguns, that were in 367
	464	+	production prior to or on April 4, 2013: All IZHMASH Saiga 12 368
	465	+	Shotguns; 369
	466	+	(E) Any semiautomatic firearm regardless of whether such firearm is 370
	467	+	listed in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this subdivision, and 371
	468	+	regardless of the date such firearm was produced, that meets the 372
	469	+	following criteria: 373
	470	+	(i) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an ability to accept a 374
	471	+	detachable magazine and has at least one of the following: 375
	472	+	(I) A folding or telescoping stock; 376
	473	+	(II) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole 377
	474	+	stock, or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to 378
	475	+	grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition 379
	476	+	to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the 380
	477	+	weapon when firing; 381
	478	+	(III) A forward pistol grip; 382
	479	+	(IV) A flash suppressor; or 383
	480	+	(V) A grenade launcher or flare launcher; or 384
	481	+	(ii) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with 385
	482	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	483	+
	484	+
	485	+
	486	+	LCO No. 703 14 of 52
	487	+
	488	+	the ability to accept more than ten rounds; or 386
	489	+	(iii) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less 387
	490	+	than thirty inches; or 388
	491	+	(iv) A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable 389
	492	+	magazine and has at least one of the following: 390
	493	+	(I) An ability to accept a detachable ammunition magazine that 391
	494	+	attaches at some location outside of the pistol grip; 392
	495	+	(II) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash suppressor, 393
	496	+	forward pistol grip or silencer; 394
	497	+	(III) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, 395
	498	+	the barrel and that permits the shooter to fire the firearm without being 396
	499	+	burned, except a slide that encloses the barrel; or 397
	500	+	(IV) A second hand grip; or 398
	501	+	(v) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the ability 399
	502	+	to accept more than ten rounds; or 400
	503	+	(vi) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following: 401
	504	+	(I) A folding or telescoping stock; and 402
	505	+	(II) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole 403
	506	+	stock, or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to 404
	507	+	grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition 405
	508	+	to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the 406
	509	+	weapon when firing; or 407
	510	+	(vii) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a 408
	511	+	detachable magazine; or 409
	512	+	(viii) A shotgun with a revolving cylinder; or 410
	513	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	514	+
	515	+
	516	+
	517	+	LCO No. 703 15 of 52
	518	+
	519	+	(ix) Any semiautomatic firearm that meets the criteria set forth in 411
	520	+	subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53-202a of the general 412
	521	+	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013; [or] 413
	522	+	(F) A part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a 414
	523	+	firearm into an assault weapon, as defined in any provision of 415
	524	+	subparagraphs (B) to (E), inclusive, of this subdivision, or any 416
	525	+	combination of parts from which an assault weapon, as defined in any 417
	526	+	provision of subparagraphs (B) to (E), inclusive, of this subdivision, may 418
	527	+	be assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of 419
	528	+	the same person; 420
	529	+	(G) Any semiautomatic firearm regardless of whether such firearm is 421
	530	+	listed in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this subdivision, and 422
	531	+	regardless of the date such firearm was produced, that meets the 423
	532	+	following criteria: 424
	533	+	(i) A semiautomatic firearm, other than a pistol, revolver, rifle or 425
	534	+	shotgun, that has at least one of the following: 426
	535	+	(I) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole stock, 427
	536	+	or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to grip 428
	537	+	the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition to 429
	538	+	the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the 430
	539	+	weapon when firing; 431
	540	+	(II) An ability to accept a detachable ammunition magazine that 432
	541	+	attaches at some location outside of the pistol grip; 433
	542	+	(III) A fixed magazine with the ability to accept more than ten rounds; 434
	543	+	(IV) A flash suppressor or silencer, or a threaded barrel capable of 435
	544	+	accepting a flash suppressor or silencer; 436
	545	+	(V) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, 437
	546	+	the barrel and that permits the shooter to fire the firearm without being 438
	547	+	burned, except a slide that encloses the barrel; 439
	548	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	549	+
	550	+
	551	+
	552	+	LCO No. 703 16 of 52
	553	+
	554	+	(VI) A second hand grip; or 440
	555	+	(VII) An arm brace or other stabilizing brace that could allow such 441
	556	+	firearm to be fired from the shoulder, with or without a strap designed 442
	557	+	to attach to an individual's arm; 443
	558	+	(ii) A semiautomatic, rimfire rifle that has an ability to accept a 444
	559	+	detachable magazine and has at least one of the following: 445
	560	+	(I) A folding or telescoping stock; 446
	561	+	(II) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole 447
	562	+	stock, or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to 448
	563	+	grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition 449
	564	+	to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the 450
	565	+	weapon when firing; 451
	566	+	(III) A forward pistol grip; 452
	567	+	(IV) A flash suppressor; or 453
	568	+	(V) A grenade launcher or flare launcher; 454
	569	+	(H) Any semiautomatic firearm that meets the criteria set forth in 455
	570	+	subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53-202a of the general 456
	571	+	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, that was legally 457
	572	+	manufactured prior to September 13, 1994; or 458
	573	+	(I) A part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a 459
	574	+	firearm into an assault weapon, as defined in any provision of 460
	575	+	subparagraph (G) or (H) of this subdivision, or any combination of parts 461
	576	+	from which an assault weapon, as defined in any provision of 462
	577	+	subparagraph (G) or (H) of this subdivision, may be assembled if those 463
	578	+	parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person; 464
	579	+	Sec. 5. Subdivision (7) of section 53-202a of the general statutes is 465
	580	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 466
	581	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	582	+
	583	+
	584	+
	585	+	LCO No. 703 17 of 52
	586	+
	587	+	passage): 467
	588	+	(7) "Lawfully possesses" means [,] (A) with respect to an assault 468
	589	+	weapon described in any provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), 469
	590	+	inclusive, of [this] subdivision (1) of this section, [(A)] (i) actual 470
	591	+	possession that is lawful under sections 53-202b to 53-202k, as amended 471
	592	+	by this act, [(B)] (ii) constructive possession pursuant to a lawful 472
	593	+	purchase transacted prior to or on April 4, 2013, regardless of whether 473
	594	+	the assault weapon was delivered to the purchaser prior to or on April 474
	595	+	4, 2013, which lawful purchase is evidenced by a writing sufficient to 475
	596	+	indicate that [(i)] (I) a contract for sale was made between the parties 476
	597	+	prior to or on April 4, 2013, for the purchase of the assault weapon, or 477
	598	+	[(ii)] (II) full or partial payment for the assault weapon was made by the 478
	599	+	purchaser to the seller of the assault weapon prior to or on April 4, 2013, 479
	600	+	or [(C)] (iii) actual possession under subparagraph (A)(i) of this 480
	601	+	subdivision, or constructive possession under subparagraph [(B)] (A)(ii) 481
	602	+	of this subdivision, as evidenced by a written statement made under 482
	603	+	penalty of false statement on such form as the Commissioner of 483
	604	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes; or 484
	605	+	(B) With respect to a 2022 assault weapon, (i) actual possession that 485
	606	+	is lawful under sections 53-202b to 53-202k, inclusive, as amended by 486
	607	+	this act, (ii) constructive possession pursuant to a lawful purchase 487
	608	+	transacted prior to the effective date of this section, regardless of 488
	609	+	whether the assault weapon was delivered to the purchaser prior to the 489
	610	+	effective date of this section, which lawful purchase is evidenced by a 490
	611	+	writing sufficient to indicate that (I) a contract for sale was made 491
	612	+	between the parties prior to the effective date of this section, for the 492
	613	+	purchase of the assault weapon, or (II) full or partial payment for the 493
	614	+	assault weapon was made by the purchaser to the seller of the assault 494
	615	+	weapon prior to the effective date of this section, or (iii) actual 495
	616	+	possession under subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision, or 496
	617	+	constructive possession under subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision, 497
	618	+	as evidenced by a written statement made under penalty of false 498
	619	+	statement on such form as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 499
	620	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	621	+
	622	+
	623	+
	624	+	LCO No. 703 18 of 52
	625	+
	626	+	Public Protection prescribes; 500
	627	+	Sec. 6. Section 53-202a of the general statutes is amended by adding 501
	628	+	subdivision (10) as follows (Effective from passage): 502
	629	+	(NEW) (10) "2022 assault weapon" means an assault weapon 503
	630	+	described in any provision of subparagraphs (G) to (I), inclusive, of 504
	631	+	subdivision (1) of this section. 505
	632	+	Sec. 7. Section 53-202c of the general statutes is repealed and the 506
	633	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 507
	634	+	(a) Except as provided in section 53-202e, any person who, within this 508
	635	+	state, possesses an assault weapon, except as provided in sections 53-509
	636	+	202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 53-202o, shall be 510
	637	+	guilty of a class D felony and shall be sentenced to a term of 511
	638	+	imprisonment of which one year may not be suspended or reduced by 512
	639	+	the court, except that a first-time violation of this subsection shall be a 513
	640	+	class A misdemeanor if (1) the person presents proof that such person 514
	641	+	lawfully possessed the assault weapon (A) prior to October 1, 1993, with 515
	642	+	respect to an assault weapon described in subparagraph (A) of 516
	643	+	subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, or (B) on April 517
	644	+	4, 2013, under the provisions of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as 518
	645	+	amended by this act, in effect on January 1, 2013, with respect to an 519
	646	+	assault weapon described in any provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), 520
	647	+	inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, 521
	648	+	and (2) the person has otherwise possessed the assault weapon in 522
	649	+	compliance with subsection (f) of section 53-202d. 523
	650	+	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 524
	651	+	the possession of assault weapons by: (1) The Department of Emergency 525
	652	+	Services and Public Protection, police departments, the Department of 526
	653	+	Correction, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Department of Motor 527
	654	+	Vehicles, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or 528
	655	+	the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States, (2) a 529
	656	+	sworn and duly certified member of an organized police department, 530
	657	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	658	+
	659	+
	660	+
	661	+	LCO No. 703 19 of 52
	662	+
	663	+	the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 531
	664	+	Services and Public Protection or the Department of Correction, a chief 532
	665	+	inspector or inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, a salaried 533
	666	+	inspector of motor vehicles designated by the Commissioner of Motor 534
	667	+	Vehicles, a conservation officer or special conservation officer appointed 535
	668	+	by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant 536
	669	+	to section 26-5, or a constable who is certified by the Police Officer 537
	670	+	Standards and Training Council and appointed by the chief executive 538
	671	+	authority of a town, city or borough to perform criminal law 539
	672	+	enforcement duties, for use by such sworn member, inspector, officer or 540
	673	+	constable in the discharge of such sworn member's, inspector's, officer's 541
	674	+	or constable's official duties or when off duty, (3) a member of the 542
	675	+	military or naval forces of this state or of the United States, or (4) a 543
	676	+	nuclear facility licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory 544
	677	+	Commission for the purpose of providing security services at such 545
	678	+	facility, or any contractor or subcontractor of such facility for the 546
	679	+	purpose of providing security services at such facility. 547
	680	+	(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 548
	681	+	the possession of an assault weapon described in subparagraph (A) of 549
	682	+	subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, by any person 550
	683	+	prior to July 1, 1994, if all of the following are applicable: 551
	684	+	(1) The person is eligible under sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, 552
	685	+	as amended by this act, to apply for a certificate of possession for the 553
	686	+	assault weapon by July 1, 1994; 554
	687	+	(2) The person lawfully possessed the assault weapon prior to 555
	688	+	October 1, 1993; and 556
	689	+	(3) The person is otherwise in compliance with sections 53-202a to 53-557
	690	+	202k, inclusive, as amended by this act. 558
	691	+	(d) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 559
	692	+	the possession of an assault weapon described in any provision of 560
	693	+	subparagraphs (B) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, 561
	694	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	695	+
	696	+
	697	+
	698	+	LCO No. 703 20 of 52
	699	+
	700	+	as amended by this act, by any person prior to April 5, 2013, if all of the 562
	701	+	following are applicable: 563
	702	+	(1) The person is eligible under sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, 564
	703	+	as amended by this act, to apply for a certificate of possession for the 565
	704	+	assault weapon by January 1, 2014; 566
	705	+	(2) The person lawfully possessed the assault weapon on April 4, 567
	706	+	2013, under the provisions of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as 568
	707	+	amended by this act, in effect on January 1, 2013; and 569
	708	+	(3) The person is otherwise in compliance with sections 53-202a to 53-570
	709	+	202k, inclusive, as amended by this act. 571
	710	+	(e) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 572
	711	+	the possession of a 2022 assault weapon by any person prior to January 573
	712	+	1, 2023, if all of the following are applicable: 574
	713	+	(1) The person is eligible under sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, 575
	714	+	as amended by this act, to apply for a certificate of possession for the 576
	715	+	assault weapon by January 1, 2023; 577
	716	+	(2) The person lawfully possessed the assault weapon on the date 578
	717	+	immediately preceding the effective date of this section, under the 579
	718	+	provisions of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as amended by this 580
	719	+	act, and section 53-202m, in effect on January 1, 2022; and 581
	720	+	(3) The person is otherwise in compliance with sections 53-202a to 53-582
	721	+	202k, inclusive, as amended by this act. 583
	722	+	[(e)] (f) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply 584
	723	+	to a person who is the executor or administrator of an estate that 585
	724	+	includes an assault weapon, or the trustee of a trust that includes an 586
	725	+	assault weapon, for which a certificate of possession has been issued 587
	726	+	under section 53-202d, as amended by this act, if the assault weapon is 588
	727	+	possessed at a place set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of 589
	728	+	section 53-202d or as authorized by the Probate Court. 590
	729	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	730	+
	731	+
	732	+
	733	+	LCO No. 703 21 of 52
	734	+
	735	+	[(f)] (g) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply 591
	736	+	to the possession of a semiautomatic pistol that is defined as an assault 592
	737	+	weapon in any provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), inclusive, of 593
	738	+	subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, that the 594
	739	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection designates 595
	740	+	as being designed expressly for use in target shooting events at the 596
	741	+	Olympic games sponsored by the International Olympic Committee 597
	742	+	pursuant to regulations adopted under subdivision (4) of subsection (b) 598
	743	+	of section 53-202b that is (1) possessed and transported in accordance 599
	744	+	with subsection (f) of section 53-202d, or (2) possessed at or transported 600
	745	+	to or from a collegiate, Olympic or target pistol shooting competition in 601
	746	+	this state which is sponsored by, conducted under the auspices of, or 602
	747	+	approved by a law enforcement agency or a nationally or state 603
	748	+	recognized entity that fosters proficiency in, or promotes education 604
	749	+	about, firearms, provided such pistol is transported in the manner 605
	750	+	prescribed in subsection (a) of section 53-202f. 606
	751	+	Sec. 8. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 53-202d of the general 607
	752	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 608
	753	+	(Effective July 1, 2022): 609
	754	+	(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 610
	755	+	any person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon, as defined in 611
	756	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by 612
	757	+	this act, prior to October 1, 1993, shall apply by October 1, 1994, or, if 613
	758	+	such person is a member of the military or naval forces of this state or of 614
	759	+	the United States and is unable to apply by October 1, 1994, because such 615
	760	+	member is or was on official duty outside of this state, shall apply within 616
	761	+	ninety days of returning to the state to the Department of Emergency 617
	762	+	Services and Public Protection, for a certificate of possession with 618
	763	+	respect to such assault weapon. 619
	764	+	(B) No person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon pursuant to 620
	765	+	subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended 621
	766	+	by this act, shall be required to obtain a certificate of possession 622
	767	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	768	+
	769	+
	770	+
	771	+	LCO No. 703 22 of 52
	772	+
	773	+	pursuant to this subdivision with respect to an assault weapon used for 623
	774	+	official duties, except that any person described in subdivision (2) of 624
	775	+	subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended by this act, who purchases 625
	776	+	an assault weapon, as defined in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of 626
	777	+	section 53-202a, as amended by this act, for use in the discharge of 627
	778	+	official duties who retires or is otherwise separated from service shall 628
	779	+	apply within ninety days of such retirement or separation from service 629
	780	+	to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a 630
	781	+	certificate of possession with respect to such assault weapon. 631
	782	+	(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 632
	783	+	any person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon, as defined in any 633
	784	+	provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of 634
	785	+	section 53-202a, as amended by this act, on April 4, 2013, under the 635
	786	+	provisions of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as amended by this 636
	787	+	act, in effect on January 1, 2013, or any person who regains possession 637
	788	+	of an assault weapon as defined in any provision of said subparagraphs 638
	789	+	pursuant to subsection (e) of section 53-202f, or any person who lawfully 639
	790	+	purchases a firearm on or after April 4, 2013, but prior to June 18, 2013, 640
	791	+	that meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) 641
	792	+	of section 53-202a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 642
	793	+	January 1, 2013, shall apply by January 1, 2014, or, if such person is a 643
	794	+	member of the military or naval forces of this state or of the United 644
	795	+	States and is unable to apply by January 1, 2014, because such member 645
	796	+	is or was on official duty outside of this state, shall apply within ninety 646
	797	+	days of returning to the state to the Department of Emergency Services 647
	798	+	and Public Protection for a certificate of possession with respect to such 648
	799	+	assault weapon. Any person who lawfully purchases a semiautomatic 649
	800	+	pistol that is defined as an assault weapon in any provision of 650
	801	+	subparagraphs (B) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, 651
	802	+	as amended by this act, that the Commissioner of Emergency Services 652
	803	+	and Public Protection designates as being designed expressly for use in 653
	804	+	target shooting events at the Olympic games sponsored by the 654
	805	+	International Olympic Committee pursuant to regulations adopted 655
	806	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	807	+
	808	+
	809	+
	810	+	LCO No. 703 23 of 52
	811	+
	812	+	under subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 53-202b shall apply 656
	813	+	within ninety days of such purchase to the Department of Emergency 657
	814	+	Services and Public Protection for a certificate of possession with respect 658
	815	+	to such assault weapon. 659
	816	+	(B) No person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon pursuant to 660
	817	+	subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended 661
	818	+	by this act, shall be required to obtain a certificate of possession 662
	819	+	pursuant to this subdivision with respect to an assault weapon used for 663
	820	+	official duties, except that any person described in subdivision (2) of 664
	821	+	subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended by this act, who purchases 665
	822	+	an assault weapon, as defined in any provision of subparagraphs (B) to 666
	823	+	(F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this 667
	824	+	act, for use in the discharge of official duties who retires or is otherwise 668
	825	+	separated from service shall apply within ninety days of such retirement 669
	826	+	or separation from service to the Department of Emergency Services and 670
	827	+	Public Protection for a certificate of possession with respect to such 671
	828	+	assault weapon. 672
	829	+	(3) Any person who obtained a certificate of possession for an assault 673
	830	+	weapon, as defined in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of section 53-674
	831	+	202a, as amended by this act, prior to April 5, 2013, that is defined as an 675
	832	+	assault weapon pursuant to any provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), 676
	833	+	inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, 677
	834	+	shall be deemed to have obtained a certificate of possession for such 678
	835	+	assault weapon for the purposes of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, 679
	836	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, and shall not be required to obtain a 680
	837	+	subsequent certificate of possession for such assault weapon. 681
	838	+	(4) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 682
	839	+	any person who lawfully possesses a 2022 assault weapon on the date 683
	840	+	immediately preceding the effective date of this section, under the 684
	841	+	provisions of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, as amended by this 685
	842	+	act, in effect on January 1, 2022, or any person who regains possession 686
	843	+	of a 2022 assault weapon pursuant to subsection (e) of section 53-202f, 687
	844	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	845	+
	846	+
	847	+
	848	+	LCO No. 703 24 of 52
	849	+
	850	+	shall apply by January 1, 2023, or, if such person is a member of the 688
	851	+	military or naval forces of this state or of the United States and is unable 689
	852	+	to apply by January 1, 2023, because such member is or was on official 690
	853	+	duty outside of this state, shall apply within ninety days of returning to 691
	854	+	the state to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 692
	855	+	for a certificate of possession with respect to such assault weapon. 693
	856	+	(B) No person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon pursuant to 694
	857	+	subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended 695
	858	+	by this act, shall be required to obtain a certificate of possession 696
	859	+	pursuant to this subdivision with respect to an assault weapon used for 697
	860	+	official duties, except that any person described in subdivision (2) of 698
	861	+	subsection (b) of section 53-202c, as amended by this act, who purchases 699
	862	+	a 2022 assault weapon for use in the discharge of official duties who 700
	863	+	retires or is otherwise separated from service shall apply within ninety 701
	864	+	days of such retirement or separation from service to the Department of 702
	865	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection for a certificate of possession 703
	866	+	with respect to such assault weapon. 704
	867	+	(5) Any person who obtained a certificate of possession for an assault 705
	868	+	weapon, as defined in any provision of subparagraphs (A) to (F), 706
	869	+	inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, 707
	870	+	prior to the effective date of this section, that is a 2022 assault weapon 708
	871	+	shall be deemed to have obtained a certificate of possession for such 709
	872	+	assault weapon for the purposes of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, 710
	873	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, and shall not be required to obtain a 711
	874	+	subsequent certificate of possession for such assault weapon. 712
	875	+	[(4)] (6) The certificate of possession shall contain a description of the 713
	876	+	firearm that identifies it uniquely, including all identification marks, the 714
	877	+	full name, address, date of birth and thumbprint of the owner, and any 715
	878	+	other information as the department may deem appropriate. 716
	879	+	[(5)] (7) The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 717
	880	+	the provisions of chapter 54, to establish procedures with respect to the 718
	881	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	882	+
	883	+
	884	+
	885	+	LCO No. 703 25 of 52
	886	+
	887	+	application for and issuance of certificates of possession pursuant to this 719
	888	+	section. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, the 720
	889	+	name and address of a person issued a certificate of possession shall be 721
	890	+	confidential and shall not be disclosed, except such records may be 722
	891	+	disclosed to (A) law enforcement agencies and employees of the United 723
	892	+	States Probation Office acting in the performance of their duties and 724
	893	+	parole officers within the Department of Correction acting in the 725
	894	+	performance of their duties, and (B) the Commissioner of Mental Health 726
	895	+	and Addiction Services to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of 727
	896	+	section 17a-500. 728
	897	+	(b) (1) No assault weapon, as defined in subparagraph (A) of 729
	898	+	subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by this act, possessed 730
	899	+	pursuant to a certificate of possession issued under this section may be 731
	900	+	sold or transferred on or after January 1, 1994, to any person within this 732
	901	+	state other than to a licensed gun dealer, as defined in subsection (f) of 733
	902	+	section 53-202f, as amended by this act, or as provided in section 53-734
	903	+	202e, or by bequest or intestate succession, or, upon the death of a 735
	904	+	testator or settlor: (A) To a trust, or (B) from a trust to a beneficiary who 736
	905	+	is eligible to possess the assault weapon. 737
	906	+	(2) No assault weapon, as defined in any provision of subparagraphs 738
	907	+	(B) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, as amended by 739
	908	+	this act, possessed pursuant to a certificate of possession issued under 740
	909	+	this section may be sold or transferred on or after April 5, 2013, to any 741
	910	+	person within this state other than to a licensed gun dealer, as defined 742
	911	+	in subsection (f) of section 53-202f, as amended by this act, or as 743
	912	+	provided in section 53-202e, or by bequest or intestate succession, or, 744
	913	+	upon the death of a testator or settlor: (A) To a trust, or (B) from a trust 745
	914	+	to a beneficiary who is eligible to possess the assault weapon. 746
	915	+	(3) No 2022 assault weapon possessed pursuant to a certificate of 747
	916	+	possession issued under this section may be sold or transferred on or 748
	917	+	after January 1, 2023, to any person within this state other than to a 749
	918	+	licensed gun dealer, as defined in subsection (f) of section 53-202f, as 750
	919	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	920	+
	921	+
	922	+
	923	+	LCO No. 703 26 of 52
	924	+
	925	+	amended by this act, or as provided in section 53-202e, or by bequest or 751
	926	+	intestate succession, or, upon the death of a testator or settlor: (A) To a 752
	927	+	trust, or (B) from a trust to a beneficiary who is eligible to possess the 753
	928	+	assault weapon. 754
	929	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 53-205 of the general statutes is 755
	930	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 756
	931	+	2022): 757
	932	+	(a) No person shall carry or possess in any vehicle or snowmobile any 758
	933	+	[shotgun, rifle or muzzleloader of any gauge or caliber] firearm, other 759
	934	+	than a pistol or revolver, while such [shotgun, rifle or muzzleloader] 760
	935	+	firearm contains in the barrel, chamber or magazine any loaded shell or, 761
	936	+	if such firearm is a muzzleloader, cartridge capable of being discharged 762
	937	+	or when such muzzleloader has a percussion cap in place or, if such 763
	938	+	firearm is a flintlock, when the powder pan of a flintlock contains 764
	939	+	powder. As used in this subsection, "muzzleloader" means a rifle or 765
	940	+	shotgun that is incapable of firing a self-contained cartridge and must 766
	941	+	be loaded at the muzzle end. 767
	942	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 29-28 of the 2022 supplement to the 768
	943	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 769
	944	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 770
	945	+	(a) (1) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a 771
	946	+	calendar year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, 772
	947	+	sell, deliver, or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such 773
	948	+	person's possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver 774
	949	+	at retail without having a local permit and, on and after October 1, 2022, 775
	950	+	a state license therefor issued as provided in this subsection, except that 776
	951	+	any person selling or exchanging a pistol or revolver for the 777
	952	+	enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or who sells all or 778
	953	+	part of such person's personal collection of pistols or revolvers shall be 779
	954	+	required only to possess a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or 780
	955	+	revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f, as amended by this act, or a 781
	956	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	957	+
	958	+
	959	+
	960	+	LCO No. 703 27 of 52
	961	+
	962	+	valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to 782
	963	+	subsection (b) of this section. 783
	964	+	(2) The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the warden 784
	965	+	of the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, 785
	966	+	may, upon the application of any person, issue a local permit in such 786
	967	+	form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services 787
	968	+	and Public Protection for the sale at retail of [pistols and revolvers] 788
	969	+	firearms within the jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit. No 789
	970	+	local permit for the sale at retail of [any pistol or revolver] firearms shall 790
	971	+	be issued unless (A) if the application is filed prior to October 1, 2022, 791
	972	+	the applicant holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver 792
	973	+	issued pursuant to section 29-36f, as amended by this act, or a valid state 793
	974	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of 794
	975	+	this section, and (B) the applicant submits documentation sufficient to 795
	976	+	establish that local zoning requirements have been met for the location 796
	977	+	where the sale is to take place. [, except that any person selling or 797
	978	+	exchanging a pistol or revolver for the enhancement of a personal 798
	979	+	collection or for a hobby or who sells all or part of such person's personal 799
	980	+	collection of pistols or revolvers shall not be required to submit such 800
	981	+	documentation for the location where the sale or exchange is to take 801
	982	+	place.] 802
	983	+	(3) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 803
	984	+	shall, upon the application of any person in such form and manner as 804
	985	+	may be prescribed by the commissioner, issue a state license to sell 805
	986	+	firearms at retail if the application includes: 806
	987	+	(A) A valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant 807
	988	+	to subsection (b) of this section; 808
	989	+	(B) A valid local permit issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 809
	990	+	subsection; 810
	991	+	(C) Such person's valid federal firearms license; and 811
	992	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	993	+
	994	+
	995	+
	996	+	LCO No. 703 28 of 52
	997	+
	998	+	(D) Any other materials required by the commissioner. 812
	999	+	(4) Each person who holds a state license to sell firearms at retail shall 813
	1000	+	apply to renew such license every four years in such form and manner 814
	1001	+	as may be prescribed by the commissioner. 815
	1002	+	(5) (A) For sufficient cause found pursuant to subparagraph (B) of 816
	1003	+	this subdivision, the commissioner may suspend or revoke a license or 817
	1004	+	registration, issue fines of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars 818
	1005	+	per violation, accept an offer in compromise or refuse to grant or renew 819
	1006	+	a state license issued pursuant to this subsection, or place such licensee 820
	1007	+	on probation, place conditions on such licensee or take other actions 821
	1008	+	permitted by law. Information from inspections and investigations 822
	1009	+	conducted by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 823
	1010	+	Protection related to administrative complaints or cases shall not be 824
	1011	+	subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined 825
	1012	+	in section 1-200, except after the department has entered into a 826
	1013	+	settlement agreement, or concluded its investigation or inspection as 827
	1014	+	evidenced by case closure, provided that nothing in this section shall 828
	1015	+	prevent the department from sharing information with other state and 829
	1016	+	federal agencies and law enforcement as it relates to investigating 830
	1017	+	violations of law. 831
	1018	+	(B) Any of the following shall constitute sufficient cause for such 832
	1019	+	action by the commissioner, including, but not limited to: 833
	1020	+	(i) Furnishing of false or fraudulent information in any application or 834
	1021	+	failure to comply with representations made in any application; 835
	1022	+	(ii) False, misleading or deceptive representations to the public or the 836
	1023	+	department; 837
	1024	+	(iii) Failure to maintain effective controls against theft of firearms, 838
	1025	+	including, but not limited to, failure to install or maintain the burglar 839
	1026	+	alarm system required under section 29-37d; 840
	1027	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1028	+
	1029	+
	1030	+
	1031	+	LCO No. 703 29 of 52
	1032	+
	1033	+	(iv) An adverse administrative decision or delinquency assessment 841
	1034	+	from the Department of Revenue Services; 842
	1035	+	(v) Failure to cooperate or give information to the department, local 843
	1036	+	law enforcement authorities or any other enforcement agency upon any 844
	1037	+	matter arising out of conduct at the premises of the licensee; 845
	1038	+	(vi) Revocation, or suspension of the permit to carry a pistol or 846
	1039	+	revolver, or federal firearms license required pursuant to subdivision (3) 847
	1040	+	of this subsection; 848
	1041	+	(vii) Failure to acquire an authorization number for a firearm transfer 849
	1042	+	pursuant to sections 29-36l and 29-37a, as amended by this act; 850
	1043	+	(viii) Failure to verify that the recipient of a firearm is eligible to 851
	1044	+	receive such firearm; 852
	1045	+	(ix) Transfer of a firearm to a person ineligible to receive such firearm, 853
	1046	+	unless the licensee relied in good faith on the information provided to 854
	1047	+	such licensee by the department in verifying the eligibility of such 855
	1048	+	ineligible person; 856
	1049	+	(x) Evidence that the licensee is not a suitable person to hold a state 857
	1050	+	license; and 858
	1051	+	(xi) Failure to comply with any other provision of sections 29-28 to 859
	1052	+	29-37s, inclusive, as amended by this act. 860
	1053	+	(6) State licenses issued pursuant to this subsection may not be 861
	1054	+	transferred. 862
	1055	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 29-28 of the 2022 supplement to the 863
	1056	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 864
	1057	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 865
	1058	+	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, the 866
	1059	+	name and address of a person issued a local permit or state license to 867
	1060	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1061	+
	1062	+
	1063	+
	1064	+	LCO No. 703 30 of 52
	1065	+
	1066	+	sell firearms at retail [pistols and revolvers] pursuant to subsection (a) 868
	1067	+	of this section or a state or a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or 869
	1068	+	revolver pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or a local permit to 870
	1069	+	carry pistols and revolvers issued by local authorities prior to October 871
	1070	+	1, 2001, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such 872
	1071	+	information may be disclosed to law enforcement officials acting in the 873
	1072	+	performance of their duties, including, but not limited to, employees of 874
	1073	+	the United States Probation Office acting in the performance of their 875
	1074	+	duties and parole officers within the Department of Correction acting in 876
	1075	+	the performance of their duties, (2) the issuing authority may disclose 877
	1076	+	such information to the extent necessary to comply with a request made 878
	1077	+	pursuant to section 29-33, as amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended 879
	1078	+	by this act, or 29-38m, as amended by this act, for verification that such 880
	1079	+	state or temporary state permit is still valid and has not been suspended 881
	1080	+	or revoked, and the local authority may disclose such information to the 882
	1081	+	extent necessary to comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-883
	1082	+	33, as amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended by this act, or 29-38m, as 884
	1083	+	amended by this act, for verification that a local permit is still valid and 885
	1084	+	has not been suspended or revoked, and (3) such information may be 886
	1085	+	disclosed to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services 887
	1086	+	to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17a-500. 888
	1087	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 29-30 of the general statutes is 889
	1088	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 890
	1089	+	2022): 891
	1090	+	(a) The fee for each local permit originally issued under the 892
	1091	+	provisions of subsection (a) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, for 893
	1092	+	the sale at retail of [pistols and revolvers] firearms shall be two hundred 894
	1093	+	dollars and for each renewal of such permit two hundred dollars. The 895
	1094	+	fee for each state license originally issued under the provisions of 896
	1095	+	subsection (a) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall be two 897
	1096	+	hundred dollars and for each renewal of such license two hundred 898
	1097	+	dollars, except that any person who applies for such state license prior 899
	1098	+	to October 1, 2022, and is in possession of a local permit to sell or deliver 900
	1099	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1100	+
	1101	+
	1102	+
	1103	+	LCO No. 703 31 of 52
	1104	+
	1105	+	pistols or revolvers at retail on the date such person applies shall not be 901
	1106	+	charged any fee for such person's initial application. The fee for each 902
	1107	+	state permit originally issued under the provisions of subsection (b) of 903
	1108	+	section 29-28, as amended by this act, for the carrying of pistols and 904
	1109	+	revolvers shall be one hundred forty dollars plus sufficient funds as 905
	1110	+	required to be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 906
	1111	+	cover the cost of a national criminal history records check. The local 907
	1112	+	authority shall forward sufficient funds for the national criminal history 908
	1113	+	records check to the commissioner no later than five business days after 909
	1114	+	receipt by the local authority of the application for the temporary state 910
	1115	+	permit. Seventy dollars shall be retained by the local authority. Upon 911
	1116	+	approval by the local authority of the application for a temporary state 912
	1117	+	permit, seventy dollars shall be sent to the commissioner. The fee to 913
	1118	+	renew each state permit originally issued under the provisions of 914
	1119	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall be seventy 915
	1120	+	dollars. Upon deposit of such fees in the General Fund, ten dollars of 916
	1121	+	each fee shall be credited within thirty days to the appropriation for the 917
	1122	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to a separate 918
	1123	+	nonlapsing account for the purposes of the issuance of permits under 919
	1124	+	subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act. 920
	1125	+	Sec. 13. Section 29-31 of the general statutes is repealed and the 921
	1126	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 922
	1127	+	No sale of any pistol or revolver shall be made except in the room, 923
	1128	+	store or place described in the local permit and state license for the sale 924
	1129	+	of [pistols and revolvers] firearms, and such permit or a copy thereof 925
	1130	+	certified by the authority issuing the same shall be exposed to view 926
	1131	+	within the room, store or place where pistols or revolvers are sold or 927
	1132	+	offered or exposed for sale. No sale or delivery of any pistol or revolver 928
	1133	+	shall be made unless the purchaser or person to whom the same is to be 929
	1134	+	delivered is personally known to the vendor of such pistol or revolver 930
	1135	+	or the person making delivery thereof or unless the person making such 931
	1136	+	purchase or to whom delivery thereof is to be made provides evidence 932
	1137	+	of his or her identity. The vendor of any pistol or revolver shall keep a 933
	1138	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1139	+
	1140	+
	1141	+
	1142	+	LCO No. 703 32 of 52
	1143	+
	1144	+	record of each pistol or revolver sold in a book kept for that purpose, 934
	1145	+	which record shall be in such form as is prescribed by 27 CFR 478.125. 935
	1146	+	The vendor of any pistol or revolver shall make such record available 936
	1147	+	for inspection upon the request of any sworn member of an organized 937
	1148	+	local police department or the Division of State Police within the 938
	1149	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any 939
	1150	+	investigator assigned to the state-wide firearms [trafficking] crimes and 940
	1151	+	tracing task force established under section 29-38e, as amended by this 941
	1152	+	act. 942
	1153	+	Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 29-32b of the general statutes is 943
	1154	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 944
	1155	+	1, 2022): 945
	1156	+	(b) Any person aggrieved by any refusal to issue or renew a license, 946
	1157	+	permit or certificate under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended 947
	1158	+	by this act, 29-36f, as amended by this act, 29-37p, as amended by this 948
	1159	+	act, or 29-38n, or by any limitation or revocation of a license permit or 949
	1160	+	certificate issued under any of said sections, or by a refusal or failure of 950
	1161	+	any issuing authority to furnish an application as provided in section 951
	1162	+	29-28a, may, within ninety days after receipt of notice of such refusal, 952
	1163	+	limitation or revocation, or refusal or failure to supply an application as 953
	1164	+	provided in section 29-28a, and without prejudice to any other course of 954
	1165	+	action open to such person in law or in equity, appeal to the board. On 955
	1166	+	such appeal the board shall inquire into and determine the facts, de 956
	1167	+	novo, and unless it finds that such a refusal, limitation or revocation, or 957
	1168	+	such refusal or failure to supply an application, as the case may be, 958
	1169	+	would be for just and proper cause, it shall order such license, permit or 959
	1170	+	certificate to be issued, renewed or restored, or the limitation removed 960
	1171	+	or modified, as the case may be. If the refusal was for failure to 961
	1172	+	document compliance with local zoning requirements, under subsection 962
	1173	+	(a) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, the board shall not issue a 963
	1174	+	permit. 964
	1175	+	Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is 965
	1176	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1177	+
	1178	+
	1179	+
	1180	+	LCO No. 703 33 of 52
	1181	+
	1182	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 966
	1183	+	1, 2022): 967
	1184	+	(b) On and after October 1, 1995, no person may purchase or receive 968
	1185	+	any pistol or revolver unless such person holds a valid permit to carry a 969
	1186	+	pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, as 970
	1187	+	amended by this act, a valid local permit and state license to sell firearms 971
	1188	+	at retail [a pistol or revolver] issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 972
	1189	+	29-28, as amended by this act, or a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol 973
	1190	+	or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f, as amended by this act, or 974
	1191	+	is a federal marshal, parole officer or peace officer. 975
	1192	+	Sec. 16. Subsection (e) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is 976
	1193	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 977
	1194	+	1, 2022): 978
	1195	+	(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver, 979
	1196	+	the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or 980
	1197	+	transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall 981
	1198	+	contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the 982
	1199	+	caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general 983
	1200	+	description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such 984
	1201	+	person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to 985
	1202	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, local permit and 986
	1203	+	state license to sell firearms at retail, [pistols or revolvers,] issued 987
	1204	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of said section, or eligibility certificate for a 988
	1205	+	pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-36f, as amended by this 989
	1206	+	act, if any, and the authorization number designated for the transfer by 990
	1207	+	the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The 991
	1208	+	person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or revolver or making 992
	1209	+	delivery or transfer thereof shall give one copy of the receipt to the 993
	1210	+	person making the purchase of such pistol or revolver or to whom the 994
	1211	+	same is delivered or transferred, shall retain one copy of the receipt for 995
	1212	+	at least five years, and shall send, by first class mail, or electronically 996
	1213	+	transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery or other 997
	1214	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1215	+
	1216	+
	1217	+
	1218	+	LCO No. 703 34 of 52
	1219	+
	1220	+	transfer, one copy of the receipt to the Commissioner of Emergency 998
	1221	+	Services and Public Protection and one copy of the receipt to the chief of 999
	1222	+	police or, where there is no chief of police, the warden of the borough or 1000
	1223	+	the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, of the town in which 1001
	1224	+	the transferee resides. 1002
	1225	+	Sec. 17. Subsection (e) of section 29-37a of the general statutes is 1003
	1226	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1004
	1227	+	1, 2022): 1005
	1228	+	(e) No sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 1006
	1229	+	by a person who [is not a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, 1007
	1230	+	importer or dealer] does not possess a local permit and state license to 1008
	1231	+	sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28, 1009
	1232	+	as amended by this act, to a person who is not a federally licensed 1010
	1233	+	firearm manufacturer, importer or dealer unless: 1011
	1234	+	(1) The prospective transferor and prospective transferee comply 1012
	1235	+	with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, [and] the 1013
	1236	+	prospective transferor has obtained an authorization number from the 1014
	1237	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such 1015
	1238	+	sale, delivery or transfer and the prospective transferor sells ten or fewer 1016
	1239	+	firearms in a calendar year and is not a federally licensed firearm dealer; 1017
	1240	+	or 1018
	1241	+	(2) The prospective transferor or prospective transferee requests a 1019
	1242	+	federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the Department of 1020
	1243	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection on behalf of such prospective 1021
	1244	+	transferor or prospective transferee and the federally licensed firearm 1022
	1245	+	dealer has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 1023
	1246	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 1024
	1247	+	transfer. 1025
	1248	+	Sec. 18. Section 29-38b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1026
	1249	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1027
	1250	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1251	+
	1252	+
	1253	+
	1254	+	LCO No. 703 35 of 52
	1255	+
	1256	+	(a) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 1028
	1257	+	in fulfilling his obligations under sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, as 1029
	1258	+	amended by this act and section 53-202d, as amended by this act, shall 1030
	1259	+	verify that any person who, on or after October 1, 1998, applies for or 1031
	1260	+	seeks renewal of a [permit] state license to sell firearms at retail, [a pistol 1032
	1261	+	or revolver,] a permit to carry a pistol or revolver, an eligibility 1033
	1262	+	certificate for a pistol or revolver or a certificate of possession for an 1034
	1263	+	assault weapon, or who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies for or seeks 1035
	1264	+	renewal of a long gun eligibility certificate, has not been confined in a 1036
	1265	+	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 1037
	1266	+	17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court 1038
	1267	+	or has not been voluntarily admitted to a hospital for persons with 1039
	1268	+	psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, within the 1040
	1269	+	preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric disability 1041
	1270	+	and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-1042
	1271	+	dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680, by 1043
	1272	+	making an inquiry to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 1044
	1273	+	Services in such a manner so as to only receive a report on the 1045
	1274	+	commitment or admission status of the person with respect to whom the 1046
	1275	+	inquiry is made including identifying information in accordance with 1047
	1276	+	the provisions of subsection (b) of section 17a-500. 1048
	1277	+	(b) If the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 1049
	1278	+	determines pursuant to subsection (a) of this section that a person has 1050
	1279	+	been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1051
	1280	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order 1052
	1281	+	of a probate court or has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital for 1053
	1282	+	persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, 1054
	1283	+	within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric 1055
	1284	+	disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a 1056
	1285	+	drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680, 1057
	1286	+	said commissioner shall report the status of such person's application 1058
	1287	+	for or renewal of a [permit] state license to sell firearms at retail, [a pistol 1059
	1288	+	or revolver,] a permit to carry a pistol or revolver, an eligibility 1060
	1289	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1290	+
	1291	+
	1292	+
	1293	+	LCO No. 703 36 of 52
	1294	+
	1295	+	certificate for a pistol or revolver, a certificate of possession for an 1061
	1296	+	assault weapon or a long gun eligibility certificate to the Commissioner 1062
	1297	+	of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the purpose of fulfilling his 1063
	1298	+	responsibilities under subsection (c) of section 17a-500. 1064
	1299	+	Sec. 19. Subsection (c) of section 29-38m of the general statutes is 1065
	1300	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1066
	1301	+	1, 2022): 1067
	1302	+	(c) [On and after October 1, 2013, no] No person, firm or corporation 1068
	1303	+	shall sell ammunition or an ammunition magazine to any person unless 1069
	1304	+	such person holds a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued 1070
	1305	+	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, a 1071
	1306	+	valid local permit and state license to sell firearms at retail [a pistol or 1072
	1307	+	revolver] issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28, as amended 1073
	1308	+	by this act, a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued 1074
	1309	+	pursuant to section 29-36f, as amended by this act, or a valid long gun 1075
	1310	+	eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 29-37p, as amended by 1076
	1311	+	this act, and presents to the transferor such permit or certificate, or 1077
	1312	+	unless such person holds a valid ammunition certificate issued pursuant 1078
	1313	+	to section 29-38n and presents to the transferor such certificate and such 1079
	1314	+	person's motor vehicle operator's license, passport or other valid form 1080
	1315	+	of identification issued by the federal government or a state or 1081
	1316	+	municipal government that contains such person's date of birth and 1082
	1317	+	photograph. 1083
	1318	+	Sec. 20. Subsection (e) of section 53-202d of the general statutes is 1084
	1319	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1085
	1320	+	1, 2022): 1086
	1321	+	(e) If an owner of an assault weapon sells or transfers the assault 1087
	1322	+	weapon to a licensed gun dealer, such dealer shall, at the time of 1088
	1323	+	delivery of the assault weapon, execute a certificate of transfer and cause 1089
	1324	+	the certificate of transfer to be mailed or delivered to the Commissioner 1090
	1325	+	of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The certificate of transfer 1091
	1326	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1327	+
	1328	+
	1329	+
	1330	+	LCO No. 703 37 of 52
	1331	+
	1332	+	shall contain: (1) The date of sale or transfer; (2) the name and address 1092
	1333	+	of the seller or transferor and the licensed gun dealer, their Social 1093
	1334	+	Security numbers or motor vehicle operator license numbers, if 1094
	1335	+	applicable; (3) the licensed gun dealer's federal firearms license number 1095
	1336	+	and seller's [permit] license number; (4) a description of the assault 1096
	1337	+	weapon, including the caliber of the assault weapon and its make, 1097
	1338	+	model and serial number; and (5) any other information the 1098
	1339	+	commissioner prescribes. The licensed gun dealer shall present such 1099
	1340	+	dealer's motor vehicle operator's license or Social Security card, federal 1100
	1341	+	firearms license and seller's local permit and state license to the seller or 1101
	1342	+	transferor for inspection at the time of purchase or transfer. The 1102
	1343	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall 1103
	1344	+	maintain a file of all certificates of transfer at the commissioner's central 1104
	1345	+	office. 1105
	1346	+	Sec. 21. Subsection (f) of section 53-202f of the general statutes is 1106
	1347	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1107
	1348	+	1, 2022): 1108
	1349	+	(f) The term "licensed gun dealer", as used in sections 53-202a to 53-1109
	1350	+	202k, inclusive, as amended by this act, means a person who has a 1110
	1351	+	federal firearms license and a local permit and state license to sell 1111
	1352	+	firearms pursuant to section 29-28, as amended by this act. 1112
	1353	+	Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 53-202w of the general statutes is 1113
	1354	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1114
	1355	+	1, 2022): 1115
	1356	+	(a) As used in this section and section 53-202x, as amended by this 1116
	1357	+	act: 1117
	1358	+	(1) "Large capacity magazine" means any firearm magazine, belt, 1118
	1359	+	drum, feed strip or similar device that has the capacity of, or can be 1119
	1360	+	readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of 1120
	1361	+	ammunition, but does not include: (A) A feeding device that has been 1121
	1362	+	permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate more than ten 1122
	1363	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1364	+
	1365	+
	1366	+
	1367	+	LCO No. 703 38 of 52
	1368	+
	1369	+	rounds of ammunition, (B) a .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding 1123
	1370	+	device, (C) a tubular magazine that is contained in a lever-action 1124
	1371	+	firearm, or (D) a magazine that is permanently inoperable; 1125
	1372	+	(2) "Lawfully possesses", with respect to a large capacity magazine, 1126
	1373	+	means that a person has (A) actual and lawful possession of the large 1127
	1374	+	capacity magazine, (B) constructive possession of the large capacity 1128
	1375	+	magazine pursuant to a lawful purchase of a firearm that contains a 1129
	1376	+	large capacity magazine that was transacted prior to or on April 4, 2013, 1130
	1377	+	regardless of whether the firearm was delivered to the purchaser prior 1131
	1378	+	to or on April 4, 2013, which lawful purchase is evidenced by a writing 1132
	1379	+	sufficient to indicate that (i) a contract for sale was made between the 1133
	1380	+	parties prior to or on April 4, 2013, for the purchase of the firearm, or (ii) 1134
	1381	+	full or partial payment for the firearm was made by the purchaser to the 1135
	1382	+	seller of the firearm prior to or on April 4, 2013, or (C) actual possession 1136
	1383	+	under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, or constructive possession 1137
	1384	+	under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, as evidenced by a written 1138
	1385	+	statement made under penalty of false statement on such form as the 1139
	1386	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes; 1140
	1387	+	and 1141
	1388	+	(3) "Licensed gun dealer" means a person who has a federal firearms 1142
	1389	+	license and a local permit and state license to sell firearms pursuant to 1143
	1390	+	section 29-28, as amended by this act. 1144
	1391	+	Sec. 23. Subsection (e) of section 53-202x of the general statutes is 1145
	1392	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1146
	1393	+	1, 2022): 1147
	1394	+	(e) (1) If an owner of a large capacity magazine transfers the large 1148
	1395	+	capacity magazine to a licensed gun dealer, such dealer shall, at the time 1149
	1396	+	of delivery of the large capacity magazine, execute a certificate of 1150
	1397	+	transfer. For any transfer prior to January 1, 2014, the dealer shall 1151
	1398	+	provide to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1152
	1399	+	Protection monthly reports, on such form as the commissioner 1153
	1400	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1401	+
	1402	+
	1403	+
	1404	+	LCO No. 703 39 of 52
	1405	+
	1406	+	prescribes, regarding the number of transfers that the dealer has 1154
	1407	+	accepted. For any transfer on or after January 1, 2014, the dealer shall 1155
	1408	+	cause the certificate of transfer to be mailed or delivered to the 1156
	1409	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The 1157
	1410	+	certificate of transfer shall contain: (A) The date of sale or transfer; (B) 1158
	1411	+	the name and address of the seller or transferor and the licensed gun 1159
	1412	+	dealer, and their Social Security numbers or motor vehicle operator 1160
	1413	+	license numbers, if applicable; (C) the licensed gun dealer's federal 1161
	1414	+	firearms license number; and (D) a description of the large capacity 1162
	1415	+	magazine. 1163
	1416	+	(2) The licensed gun dealer shall present such dealer's federal 1164
	1417	+	firearms license and seller's local permit and state license to the seller or 1165
	1418	+	transferor for inspection at the time of purchase or transfer. 1166
	1419	+	(3) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 1167
	1420	+	shall maintain a file of all certificates of transfer at the commissioner's 1168
	1421	+	central office. 1169
	1422	+	Sec. 24. Subsection (b) of section 54-36e of the general statutes is 1170
	1423	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1171
	1424	+	1, 2022): 1172
	1425	+	(b) Firearms and ammunition turned over to the state police pursuant 1173
	1426	+	to subsection (a) of this section which are not destroyed or retained for 1174
	1427	+	appropriate use shall be sold at public auctions, conducted by the 1175
	1428	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services or said commissioner's 1176
	1429	+	designee. Pistols and revolvers, as defined in section 53a-3, which are 1177
	1430	+	antiques, as defined in section 29-33, as amended by this act, or curios 1178
	1431	+	or relics, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Chapter 1179
	1432	+	1, Part 178, or modern pistols and revolvers which have a current retail 1180
	1433	+	value of one hundred dollars or more may be sold at such public 1181
	1434	+	auctions, provided such pistols and revolvers shall be sold only to 1182
	1435	+	persons who have a valid local permit and state license to sell [a pistol 1183
	1436	+	or revolver] firearms at retail, or a valid permit to carry a pistol or 1184
	1437	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1438	+
	1439	+
	1440	+
	1441	+	LCO No. 703 40 of 52
	1442	+
	1443	+	revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-28, as amended by this act. Rifles 1185
	1444	+	and shotguns, as defined in section 53a-3, shall be sold only to persons 1186
	1445	+	qualified under federal law to purchase such rifles and shotguns and 1187
	1446	+	who have a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to 1188
	1447	+	section 29-37p, as amended by this act. The proceeds of any such sale 1189
	1448	+	shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited by the State Treasurer 1190
	1449	+	in the forfeit firearms account within the General Fund. 1191
	1450	+	Sec. 25. Subsection (b) of section 29-28 of the 2022 supplement to the 1192
	1451	+	general statutes, as amended by section 3 of public act 21-67, is repealed 1193
	1452	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1194
	1453	+	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent 1195
	1454	+	residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of 1196
	1455	+	police, warden or selectman may issue a temporary state permit to such 1197
	1456	+	person to carry a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such 1198
	1457	+	authority shall find that such applicant intends to make no use of any 1199
	1458	+	pistol or revolver which such applicant may be permitted to carry under 1200
	1459	+	such permit other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable 1201
	1460	+	person to receive such permit. No state or temporary state permit to 1202
	1461	+	carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under this subsection if the 1203
	1462	+	applicant (1) has failed to successfully complete a course approved by 1204
	1463	+	the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the 1205
	1464	+	safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a 1206
	1465	+	safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to 1207
	1466	+	the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 1208
	1467	+	educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 1209
	1468	+	certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 1210
	1469	+	and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 1211
	1470	+	of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 1212
	1471	+	or the National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 1213
	1472	+	[or] (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1214
	1473	+	1, 2015, [or] (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-1215
	1474	+	61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d, or (D) 1216
	1475	+	a felony or misdemeanor violation of any law of this state that 1217
	1476	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1477	+
	1478	+
	1479	+
	1480	+	LCO No. 703 41 of 52
	1481	+
	1482	+	constitutes a family violence crime, as defined in section 46b-38a, during 1218
	1483	+	the preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 1219
	1484	+	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 1220
	1485	+	as amended by this act, (4) has been discharged from custody within the 1221
	1486	+	preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by 1222
	1487	+	reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has 1223
	1488	+	been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1224
	1489	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order 1225
	1490	+	of a probate court, or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after 1226
	1491	+	October 1, 2013, to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1227
	1492	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and 1228
	1493	+	treatment of a psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-1229
	1494	+	dependent person or a drug-dependent person as those terms are 1230
	1495	+	defined in section 17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or protective 1231
	1496	+	order issued by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or 1232
	1497	+	threatened use of physical force against another person, including an ex 1233
	1498	+	parte order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to 1234
	1499	+	a firearms seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 1235
	1500	+	29-38c after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk 1236
	1501	+	protection investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant 1237
	1502	+	to section 29-38c, (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, 1238
	1503	+	possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to [18 USC 922(g)(4)] 18 USC 1239
	1504	+	922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9), (9) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the 1240
	1505	+	United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years of age. Nothing in 1241
	1506	+	this section shall require any person who holds a valid permit to carry a 1242
	1507	+	pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to participate in any additional 1243
	1508	+	training in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. No person may 1244
	1509	+	apply for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver more 1245
	1510	+	than once within any twelve-month period, and no temporary state 1246
	1511	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to any person who 1247
	1512	+	has applied for such permit more than once within the preceding twelve 1248
	1513	+	months. Any person who applies for a temporary state permit to carry 1249
	1514	+	a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the application, under 1250
	1515	+	penalty of false statement in such manner as the issuing authority 1251
	1516	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1517	+
	1518	+
	1519	+
	1520	+	LCO No. 703 42 of 52
	1521	+
	1522	+	prescribes, that such person has not applied for a temporary state permit 1252
	1523	+	to carry a pistol or revolver within the past twelve months. Upon 1253
	1524	+	issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to the 1254
	1525	+	applicant, the local authority shall forward the original application to 1255
	1526	+	the commissioner. Not later than sixty days after receiving a temporary 1256
	1527	+	state permit, an applicant shall appear at a location designated by the 1257
	1528	+	commissioner to receive the state permit. The commissioner may then 1258
	1529	+	issue, to any holder of any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry 1259
	1530	+	a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, 1260
	1531	+	the commissioner shall make available to the permit holder a copy of 1261
	1532	+	the law regarding the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or 1262
	1533	+	theft of a firearm and the penalties associated with the failure to comply 1263
	1534	+	with such law. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall 1264
	1535	+	forward a record of such permit to the local authority issuing the 1265
	1536	+	temporary state permit. The commissioner shall retain records of all 1266
	1537	+	applications, whether approved or denied. The copy of the state permit 1267
	1538	+	delivered to the permittee shall be laminated and shall contain a full-1268
	1539	+	face photograph of such permittee. A person holding a state permit 1269
	1540	+	issued pursuant to this subsection shall notify the issuing authority 1270
	1541	+	within two business days of any change of such person's address. The 1271
	1542	+	notification shall include the old address and the new address of such 1272
	1543	+	person. 1273
	1544	+	Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 29-36f of the 2022 supplement to the 1274
	1545	+	general statutes, as amended by section 4 of public act 21-67, is repealed 1275
	1546	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1276
	1547	+	(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 1277
	1548	+	shall issue an eligibility certificate unless said commissioner finds that 1278
	1549	+	the applicant: (1) Has failed to successfully complete a course approved 1279
	1550	+	by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in 1280
	1551	+	the safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, 1281
	1552	+	a safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available 1282
	1553	+	to the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 1283
	1554	+	educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 1284
	1555	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1556	+
	1557	+
	1558	+
	1559	+	LCO No. 703 43 of 52
	1560	+
	1561	+	certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 1285
	1562	+	and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 1286
	1563	+	of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 1287
	1564	+	or the National Rifle Association; (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 1288
	1565	+	(B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 1289
	1566	+	2015, [or] (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 1290
	1567	+	53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d, or (D) a 1291
	1568	+	felony or misdemeanor violation of any law of this state that constitutes 1292
	1569	+	a family violence crime, as defined in section 46b-38a, during the 1293
	1570	+	preceding twenty years; (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 1294
	1571	+	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 1295
	1572	+	as amended by this act; (4) has been discharged from custody within the 1296
	1573	+	preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by 1297
	1574	+	reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13; (5) (A) has 1298
	1575	+	been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1299
	1576	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order 1300
	1577	+	of a probate court; or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after 1301
	1578	+	October 1, 2013, to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1302
	1579	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and 1303
	1580	+	treatment of a psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-1304
	1581	+	dependent person or a drug-dependent person as those terms are 1305
	1582	+	defined in section 17a-680; (6) is subject to a restraining or protective 1306
	1583	+	order issued by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or 1307
	1584	+	threatened use of physical force against another person, including an ex 1308
	1585	+	parte order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or section 46b-16a; (7) is 1309
	1586	+	subject to a firearms seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant 1310
	1587	+	to section 29-38c after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or 1311
	1588	+	risk protection investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, 1312
	1589	+	pursuant to section 29-38c; (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, 1313
	1590	+	possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to [18 USC 922(g)(4)] 18 USC 1314
	1591	+	922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9); or (9) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the 1315
	1592	+	United States. 1316
	1593	+	Sec. 27. Subsection (b) of section 29-37p of the 2022 supplement to the 1317
	1594	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1595	+
	1596	+
	1597	+
	1598	+	LCO No. 703 44 of 52
	1599	+
	1600	+	general statutes, as amended by section 5 of public act 21-67, is repealed 1318
	1601	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1319
	1602	+	(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 1320
	1603	+	shall issue a long gun eligibility certificate unless said commissioner 1321
	1604	+	finds that the applicant: (1) Has failed to successfully complete a course 1322
	1605	+	approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 1323
	1606	+	Protection in the safety and use of firearms including, but not limited to, 1324
	1607	+	a safety or training course in the use of firearms available to the public 1325
	1608	+	offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public educational 1326
	1609	+	institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by 1327
	1610	+	the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy and 1328
	1611	+	Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use of 1329
	1612	+	firearms conducted by an instructor certified by the state or the National 1330
	1613	+	Rifle Association; (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, (B) a 1331
	1614	+	misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 2015, 1332
	1615	+	[or] (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-1333
	1616	+	62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d, or (D) a felony 1334
	1617	+	or misdemeanor violation of any law of this state that constitutes a 1335
	1618	+	family violence crime, as defined in section 46b-38a, during the 1336
	1619	+	preceding twenty years; (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 1337
	1620	+	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 1338
	1621	+	as amended by this act; (4) has been discharged from custody within the 1339
	1622	+	preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by 1340
	1623	+	reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13; (5) has 1341
	1624	+	been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 1342
	1625	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order 1343
	1626	+	of a probate court; (6) has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital for 1344
	1627	+	persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, 1345
	1628	+	within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric 1346
	1629	+	disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a 1347
	1630	+	drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680; 1348
	1631	+	(7) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court in a 1349
	1632	+	case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 1350
	1633	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1634	+
	1635	+
	1636	+
	1637	+	LCO No. 703 45 of 52
	1638	+
	1639	+	against another person, including an ex parte order issued pursuant to 1351
	1640	+	section 46b-15 or 46b-16a; (8) is subject to a firearms seizure order issued 1352
	1641	+	prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c after notice and hearing, 1353
	1642	+	or a risk protection order or risk protection investigation order issued 1354
	1643	+	on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c; (9) is prohibited from 1355
	1644	+	shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to [18 1356
	1645	+	USC 922(g)(4)] 18 USC 922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9); or (10) is an alien 1357
	1646	+	illegally or unlawfully in the United States. 1358
	1647	+	Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 29-37b of the general statutes is 1359
	1648	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1360
	1649	+	1, 2022): 1361
	1650	+	(a) Each person, firm or corporation which engages in the retail sale 1362
	1651	+	of any [pistol or revolver] firearm, at the time of sale of any such [pistol 1363
	1652	+	or revolver] firearm, shall (1) equip such [pistol or revolver] firearm 1364
	1653	+	with a reusable trigger lock, gun lock or gun locking device appropriate 1365
	1654	+	for such firearm, which lock or device shall be constructed of material 1366
	1655	+	sufficiently strong to prevent it from being easily disabled and have a 1367
	1656	+	locking mechanism accessible by key or by electronic or other 1368
	1657	+	mechanical accessory specific to such lock or device to prevent 1369
	1658	+	unauthorized removal, and (2) provide to the purchaser thereof a 1370
	1659	+	written warning which shall state in block letters not less than one inch 1371
	1660	+	in height: "UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY 1372
	1661	+	RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE." 1373
	1662	+	Sec. 29. Subsection (e) of section 46b-133 of the 2022 supplement to 1374
	1663	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1375
	1664	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1376
	1665	+	(e) When a child is arrested for the commission of a delinquent act 1377
	1666	+	and is placed in a juvenile residential center pursuant to subsection (c) 1378
	1667	+	of this section, such child may be detained pending a hearing which 1379
	1668	+	shall be held on the business day next following the child's arrest. No 1380
	1669	+	child may be detained after such hearing unless the court determines, 1381
	1670	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1671	+
	1672	+
	1673	+
	1674	+	LCO No. 703 46 of 52
	1675	+
	1676	+	based on the available facts, that (1) there is probable cause to believe 1382
	1677	+	that the child has committed the acts alleged, (2) there is no less 1383
	1678	+	restrictive alternative available, and (3) through the use of the detention 1384
	1679	+	risk screening instrument developed pursuant to section 46b-133g, that 1385
	1680	+	there is (A) probable cause to believe that the level of risk the child poses 1386
	1681	+	to public safety if released to the community prior to the court hearing 1387
	1682	+	or disposition cannot be managed in a less restrictive setting; (B) a need 1388
	1683	+	to hold the child in order to ensure the child's appearance before the 1389
	1684	+	court or compliance with court process, as demonstrated by the child's 1390
	1685	+	previous failure to respond to the court process, or (C) a need to hold 1391
	1686	+	the child for another jurisdiction. Such probable cause may be shown by 1392
	1687	+	sworn affidavit in lieu of testimony. No child shall be released from a 1393
	1688	+	juvenile residential center who is alleged to have committed a serious 1394
	1689	+	juvenile offense except by order of a judge of the Superior Court. The 1395
	1690	+	court may, in its discretion, consider as an alternative to detention a 1396
	1691	+	suspended detention order with graduated sanctions to be imposed 1397
	1692	+	based on the detention risk screening for such child, using the 1398
	1693	+	instrument developed pursuant to section 46b-133g. Any child confined 1399
	1694	+	in a community correctional center or lockup shall be held in an area 1400
	1695	+	separate and apart from any adult detainee, except in the case of a 1401
	1696	+	nursing infant, and no child shall at any time be held in solitary 1402
	1697	+	confinement or held for a period that exceeds six hours, except that if an 1403
	1698	+	officer has submitted an application for an order of detention and the 1404
	1699	+	judge has not yet ruled on such application, or if such officer has been 1405
	1700	+	unable to contact such child's parent or guardian, such child may be 1406
	1701	+	held for a period not exceeding eight hours. When a female child is held 1407
	1702	+	in custody, she shall, as far as possible, be in the charge of a woman 1408
	1703	+	attendant. 1409
	1704	+	Sec. 30. Subsection (d) of section 46b-124 of the 2022 supplement to 1410
	1705	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1411
	1706	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1412
	1707	+	(d) Records of cases of juvenile matters involving delinquency 1413
	1708	+	proceedings shall be available to (1) Judicial Branch employees who, in 1414
	1709	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1710	+
	1711	+
	1712	+
	1713	+	LCO No. 703 47 of 52
	1714	+
	1715	+	the performance of their duties, require access to such records, (2) judges 1415
	1716	+	and employees of the Probate Court who, in the performance of their 1416
	1717	+	duties, require access to such records, and (3) employees and authorized 1417
	1718	+	agents of municipal, state or federal agencies involved in (A) the 1418
	1719	+	delinquency proceedings, (B) the provision of services directly to the 1419
	1720	+	child, or (C) the delivery of court diversionary programs. Such 1420
	1721	+	employees and authorized agents include, but are not limited to, law 1421
	1722	+	enforcement officials, community-based youth service bureau officials, 1422
	1723	+	state and federal prosecutorial officials, school officials in accordance 1423
	1724	+	with section 10-233h, court officials including officials of both the 1424
	1725	+	regular criminal docket and the docket for juvenile matters and officials 1425
	1726	+	of the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division of Public Defender 1426
	1727	+	Services, the Department of Children and Families, if the child is 1427
	1728	+	committed pursuant to section 46b-129, provided such disclosure shall 1428
	1729	+	be limited to (i) information that identifies the child as the subject of the 1429
	1730	+	delinquency petition, or (ii) the records of the delinquency proceedings, 1430
	1731	+	when the juvenile court orders the department to provide services to 1431
	1732	+	said child, the Court Support Services Division and agencies under 1432
	1733	+	contract with the Judicial Branch. Such records shall also be available to 1433
	1734	+	(I) the attorney representing the child, including the Division of Public 1434
	1735	+	Defender Services, in any proceeding in which such records are 1435
	1736	+	relevant, (II) the parents or guardian of the child, until such time as the 1436
	1737	+	subject of the record reaches the age of majority, (III) the subject of the 1437
	1738	+	record, upon submission of satisfactory proof of the subject's identity, 1438
	1739	+	pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court 1439
	1740	+	Administrator, provided the subject has reached the age of majority, 1440
	1741	+	(IV) law enforcement officials and prosecutorial officials conducting 1441
	1742	+	legitimate criminal investigations, (V) a state or federal agency 1442
	1743	+	providing services related to the collection of moneys due or funding to 1443
	1744	+	support the service needs of eligible juveniles, provided such disclosure 1444
	1745	+	shall be limited to that information necessary for the collection of and 1445
	1746	+	application for such moneys, (VI) members and employees of the Board 1446
	1747	+	of Pardons and Paroles and employees of the Department of Correction 1447
	1748	+	who, in the performance of their duties, require access to such records, 1448
	1749	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1750	+
	1751	+
	1752	+
	1753	+	LCO No. 703 48 of 52
	1754	+
	1755	+	provided the subject of the record has been convicted of a crime in the 1449
	1756	+	regular criminal docket of the Superior Court and such records are 1450
	1757	+	relevant to the performance of a risk and needs assessment of such 1451
	1758	+	person while such person is incarcerated, the determination of such 1452
	1759	+	person's suitability for release from incarceration or for a pardon, or the 1453
	1760	+	determination of the supervision and treatment needs of such person 1454
	1761	+	while on parole or other supervised release, and (VII) members and 1455
	1762	+	employees of the Judicial Review Council who, in the performance of 1456
	1763	+	their duties related to said council, require access to such records. 1457
	1764	+	Records disclosed pursuant to this subsection shall not be further 1458
	1765	+	disclosed, except that information contained in such records may be 1459
	1766	+	disclosed in connection with bail or sentencing reports in open court 1460
	1767	+	during criminal proceedings involving the subject of such information, 1461
	1768	+	or as otherwise provided by law. Records of cases of juvenile matters 1462
	1769	+	involving delinquency proceedings, including arrest records, in the past 1463
	1770	+	ninety days shall be available via direct electronic means to state and 1464
	1771	+	municipal law enforcement officials conducting criminal investigations. 1465
	1772	+	Sec. 31. Subdivision (8) of section 46b-120 of the 2022 supplement to 1466
	1773	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1467
	1774	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1468
	1775	+	(8) "Serious juvenile offense" means (A) the violation of, including 1469
	1776	+	attempt or conspiracy to violate, subsection (b) of section 14-223, 1470
	1777	+	subsection (a) of section 14-224, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 1471
	1778	+	section 14-224, section 21a-277, 21a-278, 29-33, as amended by this act, 1472
	1779	+	29-34, 29-35, as amended by this act, subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection 1473
	1780	+	(a) of section 53-21, 53-80a, 53-202b, 53-202c, as amended by this act, 53-1474
	1781	+	390 to 53-392, inclusive, 53a-54a to 53a-57, inclusive, 53a-59 to 53a-60c, 1475
	1782	+	inclusive, 53a-64aa, 53a-64bb, 53a-70 to 53a-71, inclusive, 53a-72b, 53a-1476
	1783	+	86, 53a-92 to 53a-94a, inclusive, 53a-95, 53a-100aa, 53a-101, 53a-102, 53a-1477
	1784	+	102a, 53a-103a or 53a-111 to 53a-113, inclusive, subdivision (1) of 1478
	1785	+	subsection (a) of section 53a-122, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of 1479
	1786	+	section 53a-123, section 53a-134, 53a-135, 53a-136a or 53a-167c, 1480
	1787	+	subsection (a) of section 53a-174, or section 53a-196a, 53a-211, 53a-212, 1481
	1788	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1789	+
	1790	+
	1791	+
	1792	+	LCO No. 703 49 of 52
	1793	+
	1794	+	53a-216 or 53a-217b, (B) a second violation of, including attempt or 1482
	1795	+	conspiracy to violate, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122, 1483
	1796	+	subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-123 or subdivision (1) of 1484
	1797	+	subsection (a) of section 53a-124, or [(B)] (C) absconding, escaping or 1485
	1798	+	running away, without just cause, from any secure residential facility in 1486
	1799	+	which the child has been placed by the court as a delinquent child; 1487
	1800	+	Sec. 32. Section 46b-133 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1488
	1801	+	is amended by adding subsection (l) as follows (Effective October 1, 2022): 1489
	1802	+	(NEW) (l) The court shall order that any child (1) who is released on 1490
	1803	+	a suspended detention order after being charged with a delinquency 1491
	1804	+	offense involving a motor vehicle, as defined in section 46b-133j, or a 1492
	1805	+	violation of subsection (b) of section 14-223, subsection (a) of section 14-1493
	1806	+	224 or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-224, for which such 1494
	1807	+	child is not yet adjudicated as delinquent, (2) who has been previously 1495
	1808	+	adjudicated delinquent for an offense involving a motor vehicle or a 1496
	1809	+	violation of subsection (b) of section 14-223, subsection (a) of section 14-1497
	1810	+	224 or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-224, and (3) whose 1498
	1811	+	suspended detention order includes a requirement that such child 1499
	1812	+	remain in a given location at any time or refrain from being in a given 1500
	1813	+	location at any time, be subject to electronic monitoring under the same 1501
	1814	+	conditions as the electronic monitoring program established under 1502
	1815	+	subsection (f) of section 46b-38c. 1503
	1816	+	Sec. 33. Section 19a-4i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1504
	1817	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 1505
	1818	+	There shall be, within the Department of Public Health, an Office of 1506
	1819	+	Injury Prevention, whose purpose shall be to coordinate and expand 1507
	1820	+	prevention and control activities related to intentional and 1508
	1821	+	unintentional injuries. The duties of said office shall include, but are not 1509
	1822	+	limited to, the following: (1) To serve as a data coordinator and analysis 1510
	1823	+	source of mortality and injury statistics for other state agencies; (2) to 1511
	1824	+	integrate an injury and violence prevention focus within the 1512
	1825	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1826	+
	1827	+
	1828	+
	1829	+	LCO No. 703 50 of 52
	1830	+
	1831	+	Department of Public Health; (3) to develop collaborative relationships 1513
	1832	+	with other state agencies and private and community organizations to 1514
	1833	+	establish programs promoting injury prevention, awareness and 1515
	1834	+	education to reduce automobile, motorcycle and bicycle injuries and 1516
	1835	+	interpersonal violence, including homicide, child abuse, youth violence, 1517
	1836	+	domestic violence, sexual assault and elderly abuse; (4) to support the 1518
	1837	+	development of comprehensive community-based injury and violence 1519
	1838	+	prevention initiatives within cities and towns of the state; [and] (5) to 1520
	1839	+	develop sources of funding to establish and continue programs to 1521
	1840	+	promote prevention of intentional and unintentional injuries; and (6) 1522
	1841	+	within available appropriations, to establish a gun violence intervention 1523
	1842	+	and prevention program to (A) fund and support the growth of 1524
	1843	+	evidence-informed community violence and gun violence prevention 1525
	1844	+	and intervention programs in the state, (B) strengthen partnerships 1526
	1845	+	within the community, state and federal agencies involved in 1527
	1846	+	community violence prevention and intervention, (C) collect timely data 1528
	1847	+	on firearm and stabbing-involved injuries and deaths, and (D) evaluate 1529
	1848	+	effectiveness of strategies implemented under the program. 1530
	1849	+	Sec. 34. Subsection (b) of section 29-36n of the general statutes is 1531
	1850	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1532
	1851	+	2022): 1533
	1852	+	(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 1534
	1853	+	in conjunction with the Chief State's Attorney and the Connecticut 1535
	1854	+	Police Chiefs Association, shall update the protocol developed pursuant 1536
	1855	+	to subsection (a) of this section to reflect the provisions of sections 29-1537
	1856	+	7h, 29-28, as amended by this act, 29-28a, 29-29, 29-30, as amended by 1538
	1857	+	this act,29-32 and 29-35, as amended by this act, subsections (b) and (h) 1539
	1858	+	of section 46b-15, subsections (c) and (d) of section 46b-38c and sections 1540
	1859	+	53-202a, as amended by this act, 53-202l [, 53-202m] and 53a-217 and 1541
	1860	+	shall include in such protocol specific instructions for the transfer, 1542
	1861	+	delivery or surrender of pistols and revolvers and other firearms and 1543
	1862	+	ammunition when the assistance of more than one law enforcement 1544
	1863	+	agency is necessary to effect the requirements of section 29-36k. 1545
	1864	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
	1865	+
	1866	+
	1867	+
	1868	+	LCO No. 703 51 of 52
	1869	+
	1870	+	Sec. 35. Section 53-202m of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1546
	1871	+	July 1, 2022) 1547
139	1872		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
140	1873		sections:
141	1874
142	1875		Section 1 July 1, 2022 29-38e
143		-	Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 29-31
144		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 29-38f(a)
145		-	Sec. 4 from passage New section
146		-	Sec. 5 from passage New section
147		-	Sec. 6 from passage New section
148		-
149		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
150		-	Sections 2 and 3 were added to make conforming changes for
151		-	consistency.
152		-	Substitute Bill No. 16
	1876	+	Sec. 2 from passage 29-36a
	1877	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 29-35
	1878	+	Sec. 4 from passage 53-202a(1)
	1879	+	Sec. 5 from passage 53-202a(7)
	1880	+	Sec. 6 from passage 53-202a
	1881	+	Sec. 7 from passage 53-202c
	1882	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 53-202d(a) and (b)
	1883	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 53-205(a)
	1884	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 29-28(a)
	1885	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2022 29-28(d)
	1886	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 29-30(a)
	1887	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2022 29-31
	1888	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2022 29-32b(b)
	1889	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2022 29-33(b)
	1890	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2022 29-33(e)
	1891	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2022 29-37a(e)
	1892	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2022 29-38b
	1893	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2022 29-38m(c)
	1894	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2022 53-202d(e)
	1895	+	Sec. 21 October 1, 2022 53-202f(f)
	1896	+	Sec. 22 October 1, 2022 53-202w(a)
	1897	+	Sec. 23 October 1, 2022 53-202x(e)
	1898	+	Sec. 24 October 1, 2022 54-36e(b)
	1899	+	Sec. 25 October 1, 2022 29-28(b)
	1900	+	Sec. 26 October 1, 2022 29-36f(b)
	1901	+	Sec. 27 October 1, 2022 29-37p(b)
	1902	+	Sec. 28 October 1, 2022 29-37b(a)
	1903	+	Sec. 29 October 1, 2022 46b-133(e)
	1904	+	Sec. 30 October 1, 2022 46b-124(d)
	1905	+	Sec. 31 October 1, 2022 46b-120(8)
	1906	+	Sec. 32 October 1, 2022 46b-133
	1907	+	Sec. 33 October 1, 2022 19a-4i
	1908	+	Governor's Bill No. 16
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159		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
	1912	+	LCO No. 703 52 of 52
	1913	+
	1914	+	Sec. 34 July 1, 2022 29-36n(b)
	1915	+	Sec. 35 July 1, 2022 Repealer section
	1916	+
	1917	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1918	+	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
	1919	+
	1920	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1921	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1922	+	underlined.]
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