Key Votes
HB 536 - Repeals License Requirement to Carry a Firearm - Key Vote
New Hampshire Key Votes
Jordan Ulery voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Tabled (Senate) (17-7) - May 2, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Vote on a motion to table a bill that authorizes an individual to carry and transport a loaded pistol or revolver without a license.
- Specifies that the license to carry a firearm is optional and that firearms may be carried or transported without a license by a resident, nonresident or undocumented immigrant (Sec. 1):
- In a vehicle;
- Openly or concealed; and
- Loaded or unloaded.
- Increases the length of time a firearm license is valid from 4 to 5 years (Sec. 1).
- Reduces the fee for licenses granted to nonresidents from $100 to $20 (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes unlicensed individuals not in the business of selling firearms to sell a firearm to (Sec. 3):
- An individual with a firearm license;
- A New Hampshire resident that may lawfully own a firearm; or
- An individual personally known to the unlicensed individual.
NOTE: A LEGISLATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (193-122) - Jan. 5, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an individual to carry and transport a firearm without a license.
- Specifies that the license to carry a firearm is optional and that firearms may be carried or transported without a license by a resident, nonresident or undocumented immigrant (Sec. 1):
- In a vehicle;
- Openly or concealed; and
- Loaded or unloaded.
- Increases the length of time a firearm license is valid from 4 to 5 years (Sec. 1).
- Reduces the fee for licenses granted to nonresidents from $100 to $20 (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes unlicensed individuals not in the business of selling firearms to sell a firearm to (Sec. 3):
- An individual with a firearm license;
- A New Hampshire resident that may lawfully own a firearm; or
- An individual personally known to the unlicensed individual.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 6, 2011
Title: Repeals License Requirement to Carry a Firearm
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Lester W. Bradley (NH - R)
- John A. Burt (NH - R)
- Steven Cunningham (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom DeBlois (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Forsythe (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel C. Itse (NH - R)
- Gary E. Lambert (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Laurie Sanborn (NH - R)
- Ray White (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
