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1		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 137 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 ~~H.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 137 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to firearms. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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13	13		THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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31	31		A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37		relating to firearms.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. Section 134-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: "(j) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that any felon violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class B felony[.] and ~~if said prior felony conviction is that of a crime of violence, as defined in section 134-1, the defendant~~ shall be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment as provided by law. Any person violating subsection (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
	47	+	SECTION 1. Section 134-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: "(j) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that any felon violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class B felony[.] and shall be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment as provided by law. Any person violating subsection (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49		SECTION 1. Section 134-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:
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51		-	"(j) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that any felon violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class B felony[.] and ~~if said prior felony conviction is that of a crime of violence, as defined in section 134-1, the defendant~~ shall be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment as provided by law. Any person violating subsection (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
	51	+	"(j) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that any felon violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class B felony[.] and shall be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment as provided by law. Any person violating subsection (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
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53	53		SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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55	55		SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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57		-	Report Title: Firearms; Ownership, Possession, or Control; Prohibition Description: Provides that violent felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. (HD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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	59	+	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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	69	+	Report Title: Firearms; Ownership, Possession, or Control; Prohibition Description: Provides that felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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65	77		Firearms; Ownership, Possession, or Control; Prohibition
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71		-	Provides that ~~violent~~ felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. ~~(HD1)~~
	83	+	Provides that felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term.
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79	91		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.