Bill Status of HB 3788   102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  BALLISTICS INFORMATION ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback-Maura Hirschauer-Jawaharial Williams, Frances Ann Hurley, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Elizabeth Hernandez, Barbara Hernandez, Sonya M. Harper, Janet Yang Rohr, Anna Moeller, Dagmara Avelar, Mark L. Walker, Carol Ammons, Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., Michelle Mussman, Will Guzzardi, Theresa Mah, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Aaron M. Ortiz, Michael J. Zalewski and Lindsey LaPointe

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Ballistics Information Act. Provides that, whenever a law enforcement agency recovers any spent shell casing at a crime scene or has reason to believe that the recovered spent shell casing is related to or associated with the commission of a crime or the unlawful discharge of a firearm, the law enforcement agency shall, within a 24-hour period, submit the ballistics information to the National Integrated Ballistics Identification Network. Provides that, whenever a law enforcement agency seizes or recovers a semiautomatic firearm that is deemed suitable to be entered into the National Integrated Ballistics Identification Network system that was: unlawfully possessed, used for any unlawful purpose, recovered from the scene of a crime, is reasonably believed to have been used or associated with the commission of a crime, or is acquired by the law enforcement agency as an abandoned or discarded firearm, the law enforcement agency shall arrange for every such firearm to be test fired within 24 hours and the results of that test firing to be submitted to the National Integrated Ballistics Identification Network to determine whether the firearm is associated with or related to a crime, criminal event, or any individual associated with or related to a crime or criminal event or reasonably believed to be associated with or related to a crime or criminal event.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/19/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
  2/22/2021HouseFirst Reading
  2/22/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/5/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  3/16/2021HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/18/2021HouseTo Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  3/19/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
  3/19/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/23/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/23/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  3/27/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/27/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/13/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  4/13/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  4/15/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  4/16/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  5/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  5/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  5/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  5/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
  5/19/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

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