SB 2954 - Requires Gun Owners to Register in Database - Hawaii Key Vote
Nicole Lowen voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 22, 2016
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 25, 2016
- Senate Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
- April 14, 2016
- House Bill Passed
- April 7, 2016
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 8, 2016
- Introduced
- Jan. 27, 2016
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Stage Details
Title: Requires Gun Owners to Register in Database
Signed by Governor David Ige
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: The Legislature originally sent this bill to a conference committee to resolve differences between versions. The conference committee recommended that the last chamber reconsider the bill with previous amendments.
Title: Requires Gun Owners to Register in Database
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires firearm applicants and owners to enroll in the Federal Bureau of Investigation "rap back" system.
Highlights:
- Requires an individual applying for a firearm permit or registering a firearm to be enrolled into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “rap back” system (Sec. 1).
- Defines the “rap back” system as an FBI service that provides continuous criminal record monitoring, and notifies government agencies when an individual subject to a record check is arrested for a criminal offense anywhere in the country (Sec. 1).
- Requires a police department or the appropriate authorities to use the FBI rap back system to determine an individual’s eligibility to be issued a firearm permit or register a firearm (Secs. 2 & 3).
- Authorizes a county police department to conduct a criminal history record check on an individual applying to obtain a firearm permit or to register a firearm (Sec. 4).
Title: Requires Gun Owners to Register in Database