Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a state agency from establishing or enforcing a regulation on the sale or possession of firearms, unless authorized by the legislature.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a state agency from establishing or enforcing a regulation relating to the purchase, possession, or transfer of firearms, except for a regulation authorized by the legislature (Sec. 1).

• Repeals any rule, regulation, or policy established by a state agency before July 1, 2016 relating to the purchase, possession, or transfer of firearms, except for a regulation authorized by the legislature (Sec. 1).

• Exempts certain state agencies from the provision of this bill including, but not limited to, the following agencies (Sec. 1):
• The Department of Corrections;
• The Department of State Police; and
• An institution of higher education.

• Rep. Helsel is listed on our vote breakdown as voting “Nay”; he intended to vote “Yea.”

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