THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1314 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS REPORTING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1314
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1314
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS REPORTING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-9.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "[[]§134-9.6[]] Annual report on licenses to carry. (a) [No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the] The department of the attorney general shall publish [a] an annual report on its publicly available website that includes, if available: (1) The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee; (2) The specific reasons for each revocation and denial; (3) Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race; (4) The number of appeals and appeals granted; and (5) The number of violations of section 134-9.1. (b) No later than [February 1] March 31 of each year, the chief of police of each county shall [supply] provide to the department of the attorney general [with] the data for the prior calendar year that the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a)." 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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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: _____________________________ BY REQUEST
SECTION 1. Section 134-9.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§134-9.6[]] Annual report on licenses to carry. (a) [No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the] The department of the attorney general shall publish [a] an annual report on its publicly available website that includes, if available:
(1) The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee;
(2) The specific reasons for each revocation and denial;
(3) Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race;
(4) The number of appeals and appeals granted; and
(5) The number of violations of section 134-9.1.
(b) No later than [February 1] March 31 of each year, the chief of police of each county shall [supply] provide to the department of the attorney general [with] the data for the prior calendar year that the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a)."
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: _____________________________
BY REQUEST
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
BY REQUEST
Report Title: ATG; Firearms; Reporting Description: Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
ATG; Firearms; Reporting
Description:
Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.