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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7056
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARM PERMITS AND TRANSFERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
(a) As used in this section, "local permitting authority" means the 3
chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive 4
officer, as described in section 7-193, of the municipality, as defined in 5
section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the 6
resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer 7
of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality. 8
[(a)] (b) (1) No person who sells ten or more firearms in a calendar 9
year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, sell, deliver, 10
or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such person's 11
possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver at retail 12
without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection. 13
(2) [The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the chief 14
executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, of the municipality, as 15
defined in section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief executive officer, 16
the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police 17
officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such 18 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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municipality,] The local permitting authority may, upon the application 19
of any person, issue a permit in such form as may be prescribed by the 20
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for the sale 21
at retail of firearms within the jurisdiction of the local permitting 22
authority. [issuing such permit.] No permit for the sale at retail of 23
firearms shall be issued unless the applicant holds a valid eligibility 24
certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a 25
valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to 26
subsection [(b)] (c) of this section; and the applicant submits 27
documentation sufficient to establish that local zoning requirements 28
have been met for the location where the sale is to take place, except that 29
any person selling or exchanging a pistol or revolver for the 30
enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or who sells all or 31
part of such person's personal collection of pistols or revolvers shall not 32
be required to submit such documentation for the location where the 33
sale or exchange is to take place. 34
(3) Any person holding a valid permit for the sale at retail of pistols 35
or revolvers issued on or before September 30, 2023, shall be deemed to 36
be a holder of a valid permit for the sale at retail of firearms until such 37
permit for the sale at retail of pistols or revolvers expires or is revoked, 38
suspended, confiscated or surrendered. The holder of such permit may 39
renew such permit as a permit for the sale at retail of firearms pursuant 40
to section 29-30, as amended by this act. 41
[(b)] (c) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide 42
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of [any such] a local 43
permitting authority, [such chief of police or, where there is no chief of 44
police, such chief executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, or, if 45
designated by such chief executive officer, a resident state trooper or 46
state police officer, as applicable,] such local permitting authority may 47
issue a temporary state permit to such person to carry a pistol or 48
revolver within the state, provided such local permitting authority shall 49
find that such applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or revolver 50
which such applicant may be permitted to carry under such permit 51
other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable person to 52 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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receive such permit. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national 53
criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. If the 54
applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of 55
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 56
the state, and such tribe has a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 57
7-294a, the chief of police of such law enforcement unit may issue a 58
temporary state permit to such person pursuant to the provisions of this 59
subsection, and any chief of police of any other law enforcement unit 60
having jurisdiction over an area containing such person's bona fide 61
permanent residence shall not issue such temporary state permit if such 62
tribal law enforcement unit accepts applications for temporary state 63
permits. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal 64
history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. No state or 65
temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under 66
this subsection if the applicant: (1) (A) For any application filed prior to 67
July 1, 2024, has failed to successfully complete a course approved by 68
the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the 69
safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a 70
safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to 71
the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 72
educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 73
certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 74
and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 75
of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 76
or the National Rifle Association, and (B) for any application filed on or 77
after July 1, 2024, has failed to successfully complete, not earlier than 78
two years prior to the submission of such application, a course approved 79
by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in 80
the safety and use of firearms, which courses may include those certified 81
by the National Rifle Association or other organizations, conducted by 82
an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association or by the state, 83
provided any such course includes instruction in state law requirements 84
pertaining to safe storage in the home and in vehicles, lawful use of 85
firearms and lawful carrying of firearms in public. Any person wishing 86
to provide such course, may apply in the form and manner prescribed 87 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or deny any 88
application for provision of such a course not later than July 1, 2024, in 89
the case of an application submitted before October 1, 2023; (2) has been 90
convicted of (A) a felony, (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 91
on or after October 1, 2015, or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 92
53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 93
or 53a-181d during the preceding twenty years or a misdemeanor 94
violation of any law of this state that has been designated as a family 95
violence crime pursuant to section 46b-38h; (3) has been convicted as 96
delinquent for the commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined 97
in section 46b-120; (4) has been discharged from custody within the 98
preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by 99
reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13; (5) (A) has 100
been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 101
defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order 102
of a probate court, or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after 103
October 1, 2013, or has been committed under an emergency certificate 104
pursuant to section 17a-502 on or after October 1, 2023, to a hospital for 105
persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, 106
within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric 107
disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a 108
drug-dependent person, as those terms are defined in section 17a-680; 109
(6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court in a 110
case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 111
against another person, including an ex parte order issued pursuant to 112
section 46b-15 or 46b-16a; (7) is subject to a firearms seizure order issued 113
prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c, as amended by this act, 114
after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection 115
investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 116
29-38c, as amended by this act; (8) is prohibited from shipping, 117
transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 118
922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9); (9) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the 119
United States; or (10) is less than twenty-one years of age. Nothing in 120
this section shall require any person who holds a valid permit to carry a 121
pistol or revolver on July 1, 2024, to participate in any additional 122 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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training in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. No person may 123
apply for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver more 124
than once within any twelve-month period, and no temporary state 125
permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to any person who 126
has applied for such permit more than once within the preceding twelve 127
months. Any person who applies for a temporary state permit to carry 128
a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the application, under 129
penalty of false statement in such manner as the [issuing] local 130
permitting authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a 131
temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past 132
twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a 133
pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local permitting authority [,] or 134
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized 135
Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as referenced in 136
this subsection, shall forward the original application to the 137
commissioner. Not later than sixty days after receiving a temporary 138
state permit, an applicant shall appear at a location designated by the 139
commissioner to receive the state permit. The commissioner may then 140
issue, to any holder of any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry 141
a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, 142
the commissioner shall make available to the permit holder a copy of 143
the law regarding the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or 144
theft of a firearm and the penalties associated with the failure to comply 145
with such law. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall 146
forward a record of such state permit to the local permitting authority, 147
or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 148
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 149
referenced in this subsection, [issuing] that issued the temporary state 150
permit. The commissioner shall retain records of all applications, 151
whether approved or denied. The copy of the state permit delivered to 152
the permittee shall be laminated and shall contain a full-face photograph 153
of such permittee. A person holding a state permit issued pursuant to 154
this subsection shall notify the issuing authority within two business 155
days of any change of such person's address. The notification shall 156
include the old address and the new address of such person. 157 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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[(c)] (d) No issuing authority may require any sworn member of the 158
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an 159
organized local police department to furnish such sworn member's 160
residence address in a permit application. The issuing authority shall 161
allow each such sworn member who has a permit to carry a pistol or 162
revolver issued by such issuing authority to revise such member's 163
application to include a business or post office address in lieu of the 164
residence address. The issuing authority shall notify each such member 165
of the right to revise such application. 166
[(d)] (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, 167
the name and address of a person issued a permit to sell firearms at retail 168
pursuant to subsection [(a)] (b) of this section or a state or a temporary 169
state permit to carry a pistol or revolver pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) 170
of this section, or a local permit to carry pistols and revolvers issued by 171
local permitting authorities prior to October 1, 2001, shall be confidential 172
and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such information may be disclosed 173
to law enforcement officials acting in the performance of their duties, 174
including, but not limited to, employees of the United States Probation 175
Office acting in the performance of their duties and parole officers 176
within the Department of Correction acting in the performance of their 177
duties, (2) the issuing authority may disclose such information to the 178
extent necessary to comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-179
33, as amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended by this act, or 29-38m, as 180
amended by this act, for verification that such state or temporary state 181
permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and the 182
local permitting authority may disclose such information to the extent 183
necessary to comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-33, as 184
amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended by this act, or 29-38m, as 185
amended by this act, for verification that a local permit is still valid and 186
has not been suspended or revoked, and (3) such information may be 187
disclosed to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services 188
to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17a-500. 189
[(e)] (f) The issuance of any permit to carry a pistol or revolver does 190
not thereby authorize the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver 191 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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in any premises where the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver 192
is otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the person who owns 193
or exercises control over such premises. 194
[(f)] (g) Any bona fide resident of the United States having no bona 195
fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any local permitting 196
authority in the state, but who has a permit or license to carry a pistol or 197
revolver issued by the authority of another state or subdivision of the 198
United States, may apply directly to the Commissioner of Emergency 199
Services and Public Protection for a permit to carry a pistol or revolver 200
in this state. All provisions of subsections [(b), (c), (d) and (e)] (c), (d), (e) 201
and (f) of this section shall apply to applications for a permit received 202
by the commissioner under this subsection. Such applicant shall submit 203
to a state and national criminal history records check in accordance with 204
section 29-17a. 205
Sec. 2. Section 29-28a of the general statutes is repealed and the 206
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 207
(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as 208
amended by this act, shall be submitted to the [chief of police,] local 209
permitting authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, 210
or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 211
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 212
referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 213
[or, where there is no chief of police, to the chief executive officer, as 214
defined in section 7-193, of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, 215
or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state 216
trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state 217
police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality,] on application 218
forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 219
Public Protection. Upon written request by any person for a temporary 220
state permit not on a prescribed application form, or upon request by 221
any person for such application form, the local permitting authority [,] 222
or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 223
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 224 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 225
shall supply such forms. When any such request is made in person at 226
the office of the local permitting authority or law enforcement unit of 227
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 228
the state, as referenced in subsection (c) of section 29-28, as amended by 229
this act, the local permitting authority [,] or the chief of police of [a] such 230
law enforcement unit [of any federally recognized Native American 231
tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of 232
section 29-28,] shall supply such application form immediately. When 233
any such request is made in any other manner, the local permitting 234
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 235
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 236
state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended 237
by this act, shall supply such application form not later than one week 238
after receiving such request. If such application form is not supplied 239
within the time limits required by this section, the request therefor shall 240
constitute a sufficient application. If any local permitting authority, or 241
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized 242
Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as referenced in 243
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, fails to 244
supply an application form upon the request of any person, such person 245
may request an application form from the Commissioner of Emergency 246
Services and Public Protection or any barracks of the Division of State 247
Police, and the time limits and procedures set forth in this section for 248
handling requests for such forms shall be applicable. 249
(b) (1) The local permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law 250
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 251
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 252
section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall, not later than eight weeks 253
after a sufficient application for a temporary state permit has been made, 254
inform the applicant that such applicant's request for a temporary state 255
permit has been approved or denied, and if denied, supply to the 256
applicant a detailed written reason for such denial. The local permitting 257
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 258 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 259
state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended 260
by this act, shall forward a copy of the application indicating approval 261
or denial of the temporary state permit to the Commissioner of 262
Emergency Services and Public Protection. If the local permitting 263
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 264
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 265
state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended 266
by this act, [has denied] denies the application for a temporary state 267
permit, no state permit may be issued. If the local permitting authority 268
[has failed] fails to expressly deny the application or issue a temporary 269
state permit during the eight-week period following the submission of 270
such application, upon presentation by the applicant of an affidavit 271
attesting to such failure to expressly deny the application at least (A) 272
thirty-two weeks, in the case of an application filed on or before March 273
30, 2024, and (B) sixteen weeks, in the case of an application filed on or 274
after April 1, 2024, after submission of such application, the 275
commissioner shall accept such affidavit in lieu of a temporary state 276
permit and notify the local permitting authority immediately of the 277
receipt of such affidavit. The commissioner shall, not later than eight 278
weeks after receiving an application indicating approval from the local 279
permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of 280
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 281
the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 282
amended by this act, or an affidavit attesting to a failure to expressly 283
deny the application, inform the applicant in detailed writing that the 284
applicant's application for a state permit has been approved or denied, 285
or that the results of the national criminal history records check have not 286
been received. If grounds for denial become known after a temporary 287
state permit has been obtained, the temporary state permit shall be 288
immediately revoked pursuant to section 29-32, as amended by this act. 289
The failure of the issuing authority to complete the review of an 290
application for a temporary state permit shall not be grounds for the 291
commissioner to deny issuance of a state permit. 292 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this 293
subsection, during a major disaster or an emergency declaration by the 294
President of the United States, or an emergency declaration issued by 295
the Governor due to any disease epidemic, public health emergency or 296
natural disaster impacting a local permitting authority, the 297
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall not 298
accept any affidavit filed under subdivision (1) of this subsection until 299
thirty-two weeks have passed since submission of the application for a 300
temporary state permit. 301
Sec. 3. Section 29-28b of the general statutes is repealed and the 302
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 303
(a) In addition to any other duty required by this chapter, a person 304
who possesses a permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to 305
subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall not: 306
(1) Furnish false or fraudulent information in any application to the 307
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or fail to 308
comply with representations made in any application; 309
(2) Fail to maintain a permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued 310
pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 311
or a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to 312
section 29-36f; 313
(3) Fail to maintain a permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant 314
to subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act; 315
(4) Fail to maintain effective controls against theft of firearms, 316
including, but not limited to, installation or maintenance of the burglar 317
alarm system required under section 29-37d; 318
(5) Fail to acquire an authorization number for a firearm transfer 319
pursuant to sections 29-36l, as amended by this act, and 29-37a, as 320
amended by this act; 321
(6) Transfer a firearm to a person ineligible to receive such firearm, 322 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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unless the permittee relied in good faith on information provided to 323
such permittee by the department in verifying the eligibility of such 324
ineligible person; 325
(7) Sell, deliver or otherwise transfer an assault weapon in violation 326
of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, or fail to maintain accurate 327
records of any such sale, delivery or transfer; 328
(8) Sell, deliver or otherwise transfer a large capacity magazine in 329
violation of sections 53-202w and 53-202x or fail to maintain accurate 330
records of any such sale, delivery or transfer; 331
(9) Fail to maintain current and proper acquisition and disposition 332
records required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 333
Explosives; 334
(10) Fail to post placards or furnish written warnings pursuant to 335
section 29-37b; 336
(11) Fail to provide a trigger lock, gun lock or gun locking device with 337
each purchase pursuant to section 29-37b; 338
(12) Fail to verify the age and criminal background of employees 339
pursuant to section 29-37f; 340
(13) Fail to report any firearm stolen in compliance with section 53-341
202g and 18 USC 923(g)(6), as amended from time to time; or 342
(14) Fail to conduct an annual physical inventory reconciliation as 343
required by subsection (b) of this section. 344
(b) Any person who possesses a permit to sell firearms at retail shall, 345
not later than the fifth business day of October of each year, cause a 346
physical inventory reconciliation to be performed that includes 347
comparing the physical inventory of firearms with acquisition and 348
disposition records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter 349
and 27 CFR 478.125 (e), as amended from time to time. A permittee shall, 350
within five business days of performing this inventory reconciliation, 351 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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attest to the commissioner, in a form and manner specified by the 352
commissioner, that the required inventory reconciliation was performed 353
and any firearms determined to be missing from the inventory were 354
reported to the Attorney General and appropriate local authorities as 355
required by section 53-202g and 18 USC 923 (g)(6), as amended from 356
time to time. 357
(c) (1) If there is probable cause to believe that a person has failed to 358
comply with the duties specified in subsection (a) of this section, the 359
commissioner or the [chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, 360
the chief executive officer of the municipality or if designated by such 361
chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such 362
municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having 363
jurisdiction over such] local permitting authority, as defined in section 364
29-28, as amended by this act, for the municipality in which such person 365
resides may issue notice of a violation. Such notice shall detail the 366
reasons for issuing such notice and provide a date, not earlier than thirty 367
days following the date of service of the notice, by which such person 368
must cure the violation. 369
(2) If the period for cure described in subdivision (1) of this subsection 370
has expired and the commissioner or [chief] local permitting authority 371
determines that the violation is not cured, the commissioner or [chief or, 372
where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the 373
municipality or if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident 374
state trooper] local permitting authority may temporarily prohibit 375
further sale of firearms at the permitted premises by issuing a stop sales 376
order. Such order shall be effective when served upon the person in 377
violation or posted by the commissioner or [chief or, where there is no 378
chief of police, the chief executive officer of the municipality or if 379
designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper] 380
local permitting authority at the permitted premises. The commissioner 381
or [chief or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer 382
of the municipality or if designated by such chief executive officer, the 383
resident state trooper] local permitting authority may assess a civil 384
penalty against of not more than one hundred dollars per day during 385 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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which the violation continues. Any person who sells, delivers or 386
otherwise transfers a firearm in violation of a stop sales order shall be 387
guilty of a class C felony for which two years of the sentence imposed 388
may not be suspended or reduced by the court, and five thousand 389
dollars of the fine imposed may not be remitted or reduced by the court 390
unless the court states on the record its reasons for remitting or reducing 391
such fine. 392
(3) Any person against which a stop sales order is issued pursuant to 393
subdivision (2) of this subsection may request a hearing before the 394
commissioner to challenge the grounds for issuance of such stop sales 395
order and any associated civil penalties. Such hearing shall be 396
conducted not later than seven days after receipt of such request in 397
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 398
(4) Stop sales orders shall be effective against any successor entity 399
that has one or more of the same principals or officers as the corporation, 400
partnership or sole proprietorship against which the stop sales order 401
was issued and are engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity. 402
(5) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 403
provisions of chapter 54, to specify any hearing provisions necessary to 404
carry out the provisions of this subsection. 405
Sec. 4. Section 29-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the 406
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 407
(a) No temporary state permit for carrying any pistol or revolver shall 408
be issued under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 409
unless the applicant for such permit gives to the local permitting 410
authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the chief 411
of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 412
American tribe within the borders of the state, as referenced in 413
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, upon its 414
request, full information concerning the applicant's criminal record. The 415
local permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement 416
unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the 417 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, 418
as amended by this act, shall require the applicant to submit to state and 419
national criminal history records checks. The local permitting authority, 420
or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 421
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 422
referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 423
shall take a full description of such applicant and make an investigation 424
concerning the applicant's suitability to carry any such weapons. 425
(b) The local permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law 426
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 427
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 428
section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the commissioner in the case of 429
an application pursuant to subsection [(f)] (g) of section 29-28, as 430
amended by this act, shall take the fingerprints of such applicant or 431
conduct any other method of positive identification required by the 432
State Police Bureau of Identification or the Federal Bureau of 433
Investigation. The local permitting authority, the chief of police of a law 434
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 435
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 436
section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the commissioner shall record 437
the date the fingerprints were taken in the applicant's file and, within 438
five business days of such date, shall forward such fingerprints and 439
other positive identifying information to the State Police Bureau of 440
Identification which shall conduct criminal history records checks in 441
accordance with section 29-17a. 442
(c) The local permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law 443
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 444
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 445
section 29-28, as amended by this act, may, in its discretion, issue a 446
temporary state permit before a national criminal history records check 447
relative to such applicant's record has been received. Upon receipt of the 448
results of such national criminal history records check, the 449
commissioner shall send a copy of the results of such national criminal 450
history records check to the local permitting authority, or the chief of 451 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 452
American tribe within the borders of the state, as referenced in 453
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, which shall 454
inform the applicant and render a decision on the application within one 455
week of the receipt of such results. If such results have not been received 456
within eight weeks after a sufficient application for a permit has been 457
made, the local permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law 458
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 459
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 460
section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall inform the applicant of such 461
delay, in writing. No temporary state permit shall be issued if the local 462
permitting authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of 463
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 464
the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 465
amended by this act, has reason to believe the applicant has ever been 466
convicted of a felony, or that any other condition exists for which the 467
issuance of a permit for possession of a pistol or revolver is prohibited 468
under state or federal law. 469
(d) The commissioner may investigate any applicant for a state 470
permit and shall investigate each applicant for renewal of a state permit 471
to ensure that such applicant is eligible under state law for such permit 472
or for renewal of such permit. 473
(e) No state permit may be issued unless either the local permitting 474
authority, the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 475
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 476
referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 477
or the commissioner has received the results of the national criminal 478
history records check. 479
Sec. 5. Section 29-30 of the general statutes is repealed and the 480
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 481
(a) The fee for each permit originally issued under the provisions of 482
subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, for the sale 483 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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at retail of firearms shall be two hundred dollars and for each renewal 484
of such permit two hundred dollars. The fee for each state permit 485
originally issued under the provisions of subsection [(b)] (c) of section 486
29-28, as amended by this act, for the carrying of pistols and revolvers 487
shall be one hundred forty dollars plus sufficient funds as required to 488
be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost 489
of a national criminal history records check. The local permitting 490
authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the chief 491
of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 492
American tribe within the borders of the state, as referenced in 493
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall forward 494
sufficient funds for the national criminal history records check to the 495
commissioner no later than five business days after receipt by the local 496
permitting authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit 497
of any federally recognized Native American tribe, of the application for 498
the temporary state permit. Seventy dollars shall be retained by the local 499
permitting authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit 500
of any federally recognized Native American tribe. Upon approval by 501
the local permitting authority, or such chief of police of a law 502
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe, of 503
the application for a temporary state permit, seventy dollars shall be 504
sent to the commissioner. The fee to renew each state permit originally 505
issued under the provisions of subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 506
amended by this act, shall be seventy dollars. Upon deposit of such fees 507
in the General Fund, ten dollars of each fee shall be credited within 508
thirty days to the appropriation for the Department of Emergency 509
Services and Public Protection to a separate nonlapsing account for the 510
purposes of the issuance of permits under subsections [(a) and] (b) and 511
(c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act. 512
(b) A local permit originally issued before October 1, 2001, whether 513
for the sale at retail of pistols and revolvers or for the carrying of pistols 514
and revolvers, shall expire five years after the date it becomes effective 515
and each renewal of such permit shall expire five years after the 516
expiration date of the permit being renewed. On and after October 1, 517 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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2001, no local permit for the carrying of pistols and revolvers shall be 518
renewed. 519
(c) A state permit originally issued under the provisions of section 29-520
28, as amended by this act, for the carrying of pistols and revolvers shall 521
expire five years after the date such permit becomes effective and each 522
renewal of such permit shall expire five years after the expiration date 523
of the state permit being renewed and such renewal shall not be 524
contingent on the renewal or issuance of a local permit. A temporary 525
state permit issued for the carrying of pistols and revolvers shall expire 526
sixty days after the date it becomes effective, and may not be renewed. 527
(d) The renewal fee required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 528
shall apply for each renewal which is requested not earlier than thirty-529
one days before, and not later than thirty-one days after, the expiration 530
date of the state permit being renewed. 531
(e) No fee or portion of any fee paid under the provisions of this 532
section for issuance or renewal of a state permit shall be refundable 533
except if such permit for which the fee or portion was paid was not 534
issued or renewed. The portion of the fee expended on the national 535
criminal history records check for any such permit that was not issued 536
or renewed shall not be refunded. 537
(f) The issuing authority shall send a notice of the expiration of a state 538
permit to carry a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-28, as 539
amended by this act, to the holder of such permit, by first class mail or 540
electronic mail, not less than ninety days before such expiration, and 541
shall include with such notice a form for the renewal of said state permit. 542
The holder of such permit may elect to receive such notice by first class 543
mail or electronic mail. The holder of such permit may mail the form for 544
renewal to the issuing authority and the issuing authority shall accept 545
such form as a valid application for renewal, provided the holder (1) 546
completed the form according to instructions provided by the 547
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (2) enclosed 548
the appropriate fee to renew, in accordance with subsection (a) of this 549 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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section, (3) enclosed a copy of proof of citizenship or legal residency of 550
the holder, (4) enclosed a full-face photograph of the holder, and (5) is 551
otherwise eligible for such permit pursuant to section 29-28, as amended 552
by this act. A state permit to carry a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant 553
to section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall be valid for a period of 554
ninety days after the expiration date, except this provision shall not 555
apply to any state permit to carry a pistol or revolver which has been 556
revoked or for which revocation is pending, pursuant to section 29-32, 557
as amended by this act. 558
Sec. 6. Section 29-32 of the general statutes is repealed and the 559
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 560
(a) For the purposes of this section, "conviction" means the entry of a 561
judgment of conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction. 562
(b) Any state permit or temporary state permit for the carrying of any 563
pistol or revolver may be revoked by the Commissioner of Emergency 564
Services and Public Protection for cause and shall be revoked by said 565
commissioner upon conviction of the holder of such permit of a felony 566
or of any misdemeanor specified in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, 567
as amended by this act, or upon the occurrence of any event which 568
would have disqualified the holder from being issued the state permit 569
or temporary state permit pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-570
28, as amended by this act. Upon the revocation of any state permit or 571
temporary state permit, the person whose state permit or temporary 572
state permit is revoked shall be notified in writing and such state permit 573
or temporary state permit shall be forthwith delivered to the 574
commissioner. Any law enforcement authority shall confiscate and 575
immediately forward to the commissioner any state permit or 576
temporary state permit that is illegally possessed by any person. The 577
commissioner may revoke the state permit or temporary state permit 578
based upon the commissioner's own investigation or upon the request 579
of any law enforcement agency. Any person who fails to surrender any 580
permit within five days of notification in writing of revocation thereof 581
shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 582 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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(c) Any local permit for the carrying of a pistol or revolver issued 583
prior to October 1, 2001, may be revoked by the authority issuing the 584
same for cause, and shall be revoked by the authority issuing the same 585
upon conviction of the holder of such permit of a felony or of any 586
misdemeanor specified in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 587
amended by this act, or upon the occurrence of any event which would 588
have disqualified the holder from being issued such local permit. Upon 589
the revocation of any local permit, the person whose local permit is 590
revoked shall be notified in writing and such permit shall be forthwith 591
delivered to the authority issuing the same. Upon the revocation of any 592
local permit, the authority issuing the same shall forthwith notify the 593
commissioner. Upon the revocation of any permit issued by the 594
commissioner, the commissioner shall forthwith notify any local 595
permitting authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, 596
which the records of the commissioner show as having issued a 597
currently valid local permit to the holder of the permit revoked by the 598
commissioner. Any person who fails to surrender such permit within 599
five days of notification in writing or revocation thereof shall be guilty 600
of a class A misdemeanor. 601
(d) If a state permit or temporary state permit for the carrying of any 602
pistol or revolver is revoked because the person holding such permit is 603
subject to an ex parte order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, 604
upon expiration of such order, such person may notify the Department 605
of Emergency Services and Public Protection that such order has 606
expired. Upon verification of such expiration and provided such person 607
is not otherwise disqualified from holding such permit pursuant to 608
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, the 609
department shall reinstate such permit. 610
Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 29-32b of the general statutes is 611
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 612
1, 2025): 613
(b) Any person aggrieved by any refusal to issue or renew a permit 614
or certificate under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended by this 615 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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act, 29-36f, 29-37p or 29-38n, or by any limitation or revocation of a 616
permit or certificate issued under any of said sections, or by a refusal or 617
failure of any issuing authority to furnish an application as provided in 618
section 29-28a, as amended by this act, may, within ninety days after 619
receipt of notice of such refusal, limitation or revocation, or refusal or 620
failure to supply an application as provided in section 29-28a, as 621
amended by this act, and without prejudice to any other course of action 622
open to such person in law or in equity, appeal to the board. On such 623
appeal the board shall inquire into and determine the facts, de novo, and 624
unless it finds that such a refusal, limitation or revocation, or such 625
refusal or failure to supply an application, as the case may be, would be 626
for just and proper cause, it shall order such permit or certificate to be 627
issued, renewed or restored, or the limitation removed or modified, as 628
the case may be. If the refusal was for failure to document compliance 629
with local zoning requirements, under subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-630
28, as amended by this act, the board shall not issue a permit. 631
Sec. 8. Subsections (b) to (f), inclusive, of section 29-33 of the general 632
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 633
(Effective October 1, 2025): 634
(b) No person may purchase or receive any pistol or revolver unless 635
such person holds a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued 636
pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 637
a valid permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection [(a)] 638
(b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or a valid eligibility 639
certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or is 640
a federal marshal, parole officer or peace officer. 641
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise 642
transfer any pistol or revolver except upon written application on a form 643
prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency Services 644
and Public Protection. Such person, firm or corporation shall ensure that 645
all questions on the application are answered properly prior to releasing 646
the pistol or revolver and shall retain the application, which shall be 647
attached to the federal sale or transfer document, for at least twenty 648 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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years or until such vendor goes out of business. Such application shall 649
be available for inspection during normal business hours by law 650
enforcement officials. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or 651
revolver shall be made unless the person making the purchase or to 652
whom the same is delivered or transferred is personally known to the 653
person selling such pistol or revolver or making delivery or transfer 654
thereof or provides evidence of his identity in the form of a motor 655
vehicle operator's license, identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h 656
or valid passport. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or 657
revolver shall be made until the person, firm or corporation making 658
such transfer obtains an authorization number from the Commissioner 659
of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Said commissioner shall 660
perform the national instant criminal background check and make a 661
reasonable effort to determine whether there is any reason that would 662
prohibit such applicant from possessing a pistol or revolver as provided 663
in section 53a-217c. If the commissioner determines the existence of such 664
a reason, the commissioner shall (1) deny the sale and no pistol or 665
revolver shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred by such 666
person, firm or corporation to such applicant, and (2) inform the [chief 667
of police of the town in which the applicant resides, or, where there is 668
no chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first selectman of 669
the town] local permitting authority, as defined in section 29-28, as 670
amended by this act, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of 671
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 672
the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 673
amended by this act, if the applicant has a bona fide permanent 674
residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, as the case may be, that 675
there exists a reason that would prohibit such applicant from possessing 676
a pistol or revolver. 677
(d) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise 678
transfer any pistol or revolver, other than at wholesale, unless such 679
pistol or revolver is equipped with a reusable trigger lock, gun lock or 680
gun locking device appropriate for such pistol or revolver, which lock 681
or device shall be constructed of material sufficiently strong to prevent 682 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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it from being easily disabled and have a locking mechanism accessible 683
by key or by electronic or other mechanical accessory specific to such 684
lock or device to prevent unauthorized removal. No pistol or revolver 685
shall be loaded or contain therein any gunpowder or other explosive or 686
any bullet, ball or shell when such pistol or revolver is sold, delivered 687
or otherwise transferred. 688
(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver, 689
the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or 690
transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall 691
contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the 692
caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general 693
description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such 694
person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to 695
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, permit to 696
sell firearms at retail, issued pursuant to subsection [(a)] (b) of said 697
section, or eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant 698
to section 29-36f, if any, and the authorization number designated for 699
the transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 700
Protection. The person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or 701
revolver or making delivery or transfer thereof shall (1) give one copy 702
of the receipt to the person making the purchase of such pistol or 703
revolver or to whom the same is delivered or transferred, (2) retain one 704
copy of the receipt for at least five years, and (3) send, by first class mail, 705
or electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery 706
or other transfer, (A) one copy of the receipt to the Commissioner of 707
Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) one copy of the 708
receipt to the [chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee 709
resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of 710
the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee 711
resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state 712
trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state 713
police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality,] local 714
permitting authority or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of 715
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 716 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as 717
amended by this act, if the transferee has a bona fide permanent 718
residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe. 719
(f) (1) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 720
Protection shall not issue more than three authorization numbers for 721
sale at retail of a pistol or revolver to any transferee within a thirty-day 722
period, except that if such transferee is certified as a firearms instructor 723
by the state pursuant to section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the 724
National Rifle Association, said commissioner shall not issue more than 725
six authorization numbers within a thirty-day period. 726
(2) No authorization number issued for any of the following purposes 727
shall count toward the limits in subdivision (1) of this subsection: (A) 728
Any firearm transferred to a federal, state or municipal law enforcement 729
agency, or any firearm legally transferred under the provisions of 730
section 29-36k, (B) the exchange of a pistol or revolver purchased by an 731
individual from a federally licensed firearm dealer for another pistol or 732
revolver from the same federally licensed firearm dealer not later than 733
thirty days after the original transaction, provided the federally licensed 734
firearm dealer reports the transaction to the Commissioner of 735
Emergency Services and Public Protection, (C) as otherwise provided in 736
subsection (h) or (i) of this section, [or] (D) a transfer to a museum at a 737
fixed location that is open to the public and displays firearms as part of 738
an educational mission, or (E) any firearm transferred to a defense 739
contractor, as defined in section 31-362g, manufacturer of nuclear-740
powered submarines, aerospace company or nuclear power generating 741
facility pursuant to an agreement with a federal agency or applicable 742
federal regulations for the purpose of training armed security force 743
personnel or providing or maintaining an armed security force. 744
Sec. 9. Subsection (f) of section 29-36g of the general statutes is 745
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 746
1, 2025): 747
(f) An eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver shall not authorize 748 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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the holder thereof to carry a pistol or revolver upon his person in 749
circumstances for which a permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued 750
pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 751
is required under section 29-35. 752
Sec. 10. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-36l of the general statutes 753
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 754
October 1, 2025): 755
(a) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 756
shall establish a state database that any person, firm or corporation who 757
sells or otherwise transfers firearms may access, by telephone or other 758
electronic means in addition to the telephone, for information to be 759
supplied immediately, on whether a permit to carry a pistol or revolver, 760
issued pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by 761
this act, a permit to sell firearms at retail, issued pursuant to subsection 762
[(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, an eligibility certificate 763
for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-36f, or a long gun 764
eligibility certificate, issued pursuant to section 29-37p, is valid and has 765
not been revoked or suspended. 766
(b) Upon establishment of the database, the commissioner shall notify 767
each person, firm or corporation holding a permit to sell firearms at 768
retail issued pursuant to subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended 769
by this act, of the existence and purpose of the system and the means to 770
be used to access the database. 771
Sec. 11. Subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of section 29-37a of the general 772
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 773
(Effective October 1, 2025): 774
(c) No person may purchase or receive any long gun unless such 775
person holds a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to 776
section 29-37p, a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued 777
pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 778
a valid permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection [(a)] 779
(b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or a valid eligibility 780 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f. 781
(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise 782
transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes 783
application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of 784
Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by 785
the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and 786
retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such 787
transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for 788
inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials. 789
No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 790
until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or 791
transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly 792
and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 793
Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 794
transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 795
shall make every effort, including performing the national instant 796
criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to 797
receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible 798
to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 799
Public Protection shall immediately notify the (1) person, firm or 800
corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun 801
shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by 802
such person, firm or corporation, and (2) [chief of police of the town in 803
which the applicant resides, or, where there is no chief of police, the 804
warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town] local 805
permitting authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, 806
or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 807
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, as 808
referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 809
if the applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the 810
jurisdiction of such tribe, as the case may be, that the applicant is not 811
eligible to receive a long gun. When any long gun is delivered in 812
connection with any sale or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed 813
in a package, the paper or wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, 814 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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and no such long gun when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be 815
loaded or contain any gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball 816
or shell. Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 817
transferee shall sign in triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall 818
contain the name, address and date and place of birth of such transferee, 819
the date of such sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model 820
and manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later 821
than twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the 822
transferor shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one 823
receipt to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 824
Protection and one receipt to the [chief of police of the municipality in 825
which the transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the 826
chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in 827
which the transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive 828
officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state 829
police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such 830
municipality,] local permitting authority or the chief of police of a law 831
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 832
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 833
section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee has a bona fide 834
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, and shall 835
retain one receipt, together with the original application, for at least five 836
years. 837
(e) No sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 838
by a person who is not a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, 839
importer or dealer to a person who is not a federally licensed firearm 840
manufacturer, importer or dealer unless: 841
(1) The prospective transferor and prospective transferee comply 842
with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and the prospective 843
transferor has obtained an authorization number from the 844
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such 845
sale, delivery or transfer; or 846
(2) The prospective transferor or prospective transferee requests a 847 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the Department of 848
Emergency Services and Public Protection on behalf of such prospective 849
transferor or prospective transferee and the federally licensed firearm 850
dealer has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 851
Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 852
transfer. 853
(f) (1) For purposes of a transfer pursuant to subdivision (2) of 854
subsection (e) of this section, a prospective transferor or prospective 855
transferee may request a federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the 856
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to obtain an 857
authorization number for such sale, delivery or transfer. If a federally 858
licensed firearm dealer consents to contact the department on behalf of 859
the prospective transferor or prospective transferee, the prospective 860
transferor or prospective transferee shall provide to such dealer the 861
name, sex, race, date of birth and state of residence of the prospective 862
transferee and, if necessary to verify the identity of the prospective 863
transferee, may provide a unique numeric identifier including, but not 864
limited to, a Social Security number, and additional identifiers 865
including, but not limited to, height, weight, eye and hair color, and 866
place of birth. The prospective transferee shall present to the dealer such 867
prospective transferee's valid long gun eligibility certificate issued 868
pursuant to section 29-37p, valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver 869
issued pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by 870
this act, valid permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to 871
subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or valid 872
eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 873
29-36f. The dealer may charge a fee for contacting the department on 874
behalf of the prospective transferor or prospective transferee. 875
(2) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 876
shall make every effort, including performing the national instant 877
criminal background check, to determine if the prospective transferee is 878
eligible to receive such long gun. The Commissioner of Emergency 879
Services and Public Protection shall immediately notify the dealer of the 880
department's determination and the dealer shall immediately notify the 881 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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prospective transferor or prospective transferee of such determination. 882
If the department determines the prospective transferee is ineligible to 883
receive such long gun, no long gun shall be sold, delivered or otherwise 884
transferred by the prospective transferor to the prospective transferee. 885
If the department determines the prospective transferee is eligible to 886
receive such long gun and provides an authorization number for such 887
sale, delivery or transfer, the prospective transferor may proceed to sell, 888
deliver or otherwise transfer the long gun to the prospective transferee. 889
(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 890
transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the 891
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that 892
contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address 893
of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the 894
firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit 895
or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale, 896
delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's 897
number and a general description of such long gun and the 898
authorization number provided by the department. Not later than 899
twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor 900
shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such 901
form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 902
and one copy to the [chief of police of the municipality in which the 903
transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive 904
officer of] local permitting authority for the municipality, as defined in 905
section 7-148, in which the transferee resides [or, if designated by such 906
chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such 907
municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having 908
jurisdiction over such municipality,] or the chief of police of a law 909
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 910
within the borders of the state, as referenced in subsection [(b)] (c) of 911
section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee has a bona fide 912
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, and shall 913
retain one copy, for at least five years. 914
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 29-37g of the general statutes is 915 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 916
1, 2025): 917
(b) Not later than thirty days before commencement of a gun show, 918
the gun show promoter shall provide notice of the date, time, duration 919
and location of the gun show to [(1) the chief of police of the 920
municipality in which the gun show is to take place, or (2) where there 921
is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of] the local permitting 922
authority, as defined in section 29-28, as amended by this act, for the 923
municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the gun show is to 924
take place. [or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident 925
state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the 926
state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality.] 927
Sec. 13. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 29-38c of the 928
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 929
thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 930
(b) (1) Any family or household member or medical professional who 931
has a good faith belief that a person who is at least eighteen years of age 932
poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to 933
another person may make an application for a risk protection order 934
investigation with the clerk of the court for any geographical area. The 935
application and accompanying affidavit shall be made under oath and 936
indicate: (A) The factual basis for the applicant's belief that such person 937
poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to 938
another person; (B) whether such person holds a permit under 939
subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or an 940
eligibility certificate issued under section 29-36f, 29-37p or 29-38n or 941
currently possesses one or more firearms or other deadly weapons or 942
ammunition, if known; and (C) where any such firearm or other deadly 943
weapon or ammunition is located, if known. 944
Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 29-38m of the general statutes is 945
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 946
1, 2025): 947 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell ammunition or an 948
ammunition magazine to any person unless such person holds a valid 949
permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection [(b)] 950
(c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, a valid permit to sell firearms 951
at retail issued pursuant to subsection [(a)] (b) of section 29-28, as 952
amended by this act, a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver 953
issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid long gun eligibility certificate 954
issued pursuant to section 29-37p and presents to the transferor such 955
permit or certificate, or unless such person holds a valid ammunition 956
certificate issued pursuant to section 29-38n and presents to the 957
transferor such certificate and such person's motor vehicle operator's 958
license, passport or other valid form of identification issued by the 959
federal government or a state or municipal government that contains 960
such person's date of birth and photograph. 961
Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 29-161z of the general statutes is 962
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 963
1, 2025): 964
(c) Application for a special permit shall be made on forms provided 965
by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a sixty-two-dollar 966
fee. Such permit shall have the same expiration date as the pistol permit 967
issued under subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 968
and may be renewed for additional five-year periods. 969
Sec. 16. Subsection (d) of section 53-206g of the general statutes is 970
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 971
1, 2025): 972
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, any person 973
who holds a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant 974
to subsection [(b)] (c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, a valid 975
eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 976
29-36f, a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 977
29-37p or an ammunition certificate issued or renewed pursuant to 978
section 29-38n or section 29-38o and possesses a rate of fire enhancement 979 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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prior to July 1, 2019, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor for a first 980
offense and shall be guilty of a class D felony for any subsequent offense. 981
Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 53-206h of the general statutes is 982
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 983
1, 2025): 984
(b) Commencing thirty days after May 31, 2018, but prior to July 1, 985
2023, the commissioner shall include a written notification of the 986
provisions of section 53-206g, as amended by this act, with: (1) (A) A 987
permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection [(b)] 988
(c) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, (B) an eligibility certificate 989
for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f, (C) a long gun 990
eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 29-37p, and (D) an 991
ammunition certificate issued or renewed pursuant to section 29-38n or 992
section 29-38o; and (2) a notice of expiration mailed to a holder of such 993
permit or certificate pursuant to (A) subsection (f) of section 29-30, as 994
amended by this act, (B) subsection (e) of section 29-36h, or (C) 995
subsection (e) of section 29-37r. 996
Sec. 18. Subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 54-280 of the 997
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 998
thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 999
(8) "Offense committed with a deadly weapon" or "offense" means: 1000
(A) A violation of subsection (c) of section 2-1e, subsection [(e)] (f) of 1001
section 29-28, as amended by this act, subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, or 1002
(j) of section 29-33, as amended by this act, section 29-34, subsection (a) 1003
of section 29-35, section 29-36, 29-36k, 29-37a, as amended by this act, or 1004
29-37e, subsection (c) of section 29-37g, section 29-37j, subsection (b), (c) 1005
or (g) of section 53-202, section 53-202b, 53-202c, 53-202j, 53-202k, 53-1006
202l, 53-202aa or 53-206b, subsection (b) of section 53a-8, section 53a-55a, 1007
53a-56a, 53a-60a, 53a-60c, 53a-72b, 53a-92a, 53a-94a, 53a-102a, 53a-103a, 1008
53a-211, 53a-212, 53a-216, 53a-217, 53a-217a, 53a-217b or 53a-217c, or a 1009
second or subsequent violation of section 53-202g; or (B) a violation of 1010
any section of the general statutes which constitutes a felony, as defined 1011 Substitute Bill No. 7056
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in section 53a-25, provided the court makes a finding that, at the time of 1012
the offense, the offender used a deadly weapon, or was armed with and 1013
threatened the use of or displayed or represented by words or conduct 1014
that the offender possessed a deadly weapon; 1015
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 29-28
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 29-28a
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 29-28b
Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 29-29
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 29-30
Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 29-32
Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 29-32b(b)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 29-33(b) to (f)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 29-36g(f)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 29-36l(a) and (b)
Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 29-37a(c) to (f)
Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 29-37g(b)
Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 29-38c(b)(1)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2025 29-38m(c)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2025 29-161z(c)
Sec. 16 October 1, 2025 53-206g(d)
Sec. 17 October 1, 2025 53-206h(b)
Sec. 18 October 1, 2025 54-280(a)(8)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a), "defined" was changed to "described" for accuracy; in
Section 1(c), "notify the [issuing authority] commissioner within" was
changed to "notify the issuing authority within" for consistency with
other provisions of the bill; and in Section 5(a), "receipt by the local
authority" was changed to "receipt by the local permitting authority" for
consistency with other provisions of the bill.
PS Joint Favorable Subst.