Bills › 90th General Assembly
Prohibiting the discharge of a weapon from a motor vehicle and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary It is currently against the law to fire a weapon from a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle, and this bill expands that rule to include all other motor vehicles. People who cannot walk may still hunt from a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle as long as they are not moving and the vehicle is designed for their disability. Anyone who breaks this rule could face a $30 fine.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to discharging a weapon from a motor vehicle. Current law generally prohibits discharging a firearm from a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. The bill prohibits a person from discharging a weapon from a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or any other motor vehicle except that a nonambulatory person may discharge a firearm from a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while lawfully hunting if the person is not operating or riding a moving snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. The bill does not prohibit a person who uses a stationary motor-driven land conveyance intended to accommodate that person’s disability from hunting from the conveyance. A violation of the bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $30.
House subcommittee
Named January 17, 2023. Meeting: Thursday, January 26 · 11:30 AM · House Lounge 2.
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Tried before
90th General Assembly
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- HF 95 Prohibiting the discharge of a weapon from a motor vehicle and making penalties applicable89th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
- HF 672 Prohibiting the discharge of a weapon over public open waters or from a motor vehicle and …88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · similarCleared committee
Matched by wording or an identical title.