Expiration of the Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases

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AI Summary: The bill proposes to eliminate the mandatory waiting period for firearm purchases under federal law. This would allow individuals to acquire firearms immediately upon passing a background check, removing the current waiting period requirement. The main purpose of the bill is to streamline and expedite the process of purchasing firearms for law-abiding citizens. It aims to reduce bureaucratic delays in accessing firearms while still maintaining background checks for safety purposes. If passed, this bill could impact how quickly individuals can obtain firearms legally in the United States.

Latest Action: Filed

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Actions (28):

  • 2023-08-23 : Filed

  • 2023-10-05 : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  • 2023-10-05 : Referred to Judiciary Committee

  • 2023-10-05 : Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  • 2024-01-09 : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  • 2024-01-26 : PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  • 2024-01-30 : Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  • 2024-01-30 : Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  • 2024-01-31 : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  • 2024-01-31 : CS Filed

  • 2024-01-31 : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  • 2024-02-01 : Referred to Judiciary Committee

  • 2024-02-01 : Now in Judiciary Committee

  • 2024-02-19 : Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  • 2024-02-21 : Favorable by Judiciary Committee

  • 2024-02-21 : Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  • 2024-02-21 : Bill released to House Calendar

  • 2024-02-21 : Added to Second Reading Calendar

  • 2024-02-27 : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)

  • 2024-03-01 : Read 2nd time

  • 2024-03-01 : Placed on 3rd reading

  • 2024-03-01 : Added to Third Reading Calendar

  • 2024-03-04 : Read 3rd time

  • 2024-03-04 : CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 36

  • 2024-03-04 : In Messages

  • 2024-03-04 : Referred to Rules

  • 2024-03-04 : Received

  • 2024-03-08 : Died in Rules

Text Versions (2):
Roll Calls (3):
  • Roll Call Agency: House
  • Vote Date: 2024-01-30
  • Description: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  • Yea Votes: 11
  • Members Voting: Keith Truenow,Webster Barnaby,Kaylee Tuck,Alina Garcia,Shane Abbott,Robert Brackett,Berny Jacques,Taylor Yarkosky,Jessica Baker,Rachel Plakon,Paula Stark
  • Nay Votes: 5
  • Members Voting: David Silvers,Joseph Casello,Michael Gottlieb,Michele Rayner-Goolsby,LaVon Bracy Davis
  • Absent Votes: 2
  • Members Voting: Chuck Brannan,Kiyan Michael
  • Roll Call Agency: House
  • Vote Date: 2024-02-21
  • Description: House Judiciary Committee
  • Yea Votes: 13
  • Members Voting: Thad Altman,Bobby Payne,Will Robinson,Tommy Gregory,Toby Overdorf,Randy Maggard,John Snyder,Mike Giallombardo,Adam Botana,Keith Truenow,Patt Maney,Berny Jacques,Ryan Chamberlin
  • Nay Votes: 7
  • Members Voting: Dotie Joseph,Dianne Hart,Michael Gottlieb,Kristen Arrington,Yvonne Hayes Hinson,Kevin Chambliss,LaVon Bracy Davis
  • Absent Votes: 3
  • Members Voting: Chuck Brannan,Webster Barnaby,Paula Stark
  • Roll Call Agency: House
  • Vote Date: 2024-03-04
  • Description: House: Third Reading RCS#810
  • Yea Votes: 78
  • Members Voting: Thad Altman,Paul Renner,Cyndi Stevenson,Ralph Massullo,Michael Grant,Sam Killebrew,Bobby Payne,Bob Rommel,Randy Fine,Chuck Clemons,Tom Leek,Rick Roth,Stan McClain,Daniel Perez,Lawrence McClure,Tyler Sirois,Josie Tomkow,Will Robinson,Chuck Brannan,Alex Andrade,Tommy Gregory,Spencer Roach,Mike Beltran,Toby Overdorf,Wyman Duggan,Chip LaMarca,David Smith,Mike Caruso,James Buchanan,Randy Maggard,Jason Shoaf,David Borrero,Thomas Fabricio,Alejandro Rizo,Sam Garrison,John Snyder,Mike Giallombardo,Dana Trabulsy,Michelle Salzman,Jenna Persons-Mulicka,Adam Botana,Keith Truenow,Demi Busatta Cabrera,Fiona McFarland,Patt Maney,Jim Mooney,Webster Barnaby,Kaylee Tuck,Lauren Melo,Traci Koster,Joel Rudman,Alina Garcia,Kevin Steele,Chase Tramont,Brad Yeager,Doug Bankson,Kimberly Berfield,Shane Abbott,Daniel Alvarez,Dean Black,Robert Brackett,Jennifer Canady,Tiffany Esposito,Karen Gonzalez Pittman,Philip Griffitts,Jeff Holcomb,Berny Jacques,Kiyan Michael,Juan Porras,John Temple,Taylor Yarkosky,Adam Anderson,Jessica Baker,Rachel Plakon,Susan Plasencia,Paula Stark,Ryan Chamberlin,Mike Redondo
  • Nay Votes: 36
  • Members Voting: Bruce Antone,David Silvers,Patricia Hawkins-Williams,Kimberly Daniels,Anna Eskamani,Susan Valdes,Dianne Hart,Michael Gottlieb,Fentrice Driskell,Dan Daley,Allison Tant,Robin Bartleman,Kristen Arrington,Yvonne Hayes Hinson,Christine Hunschofsky,Michele Rayner-Goolsby,Marie Woodson,Felicia Simone Robinson,Kevin Chambliss,Christopher Benjamin,Angela Nixon,Daryl Campbell,Jervonte Edmonds,Hillary Cassel,Johanna Lopez,Vicki Lopez,Jennifer Harris,LaVon Bracy Davis,Lindsay Cross,Lisa Dunkley,Ashley Gantt,Katherine Waldron,Fabian Basabe,Peggy Gossett-Seidman,Gallop Franklin,Tom Keen
  • Excused Votes: 6
  • Members Voting: Kelly Skidmore,Joseph Casello,Dotie Joseph,Melony Bell,Linda Chaney,Carolina Amesty