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Proposed Kansas Firearm Legislation HCR5020

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.

Description: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.

Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session

Last Action: House Died in Committee

Last Action Date: April 30, 2024

Sponsors

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72 sponsors: Blake Carpenter (R); Rebecca Schmoe (R); Avery Anderson (R); Francis Awerkamp (R); Carrie Barth (R); Brian Bergkamp (R); Emil Bergquist (R); Tory Blew (R); Douglas Blex (R); Lewis Bloom (R); Ron Bryce (R); David Buehler (R); Nathan Butler (R); Will Carpenter (R); Bill Clifford (R); Kenneth Collins (R); Ken Corbet (R); Leo Delperdang (R); Owen Donohoe (R); Duane Droge (R);Ronald Ellis (R); John Eplee (R); Susan Estes (R); Brett Fairchild (R); Randy Garber (R); Dan Goddard (R); Jason Goetz (R); Dan Hawkins (R); Scott Hill (R); Kyle Hoffman (R); Nick Hoheisel (R); Steven Howe (R); Leah Howell (R); Cyndi Howerton (R); Susan Humphries (R); Trevor Jacobs (R); Timothy Johnson (R); Tom Kessler (R); Brenda Landwehr (R); Les Mason (R); Carl Maughan (R); Kyle McNorton (R);Jim Minnix (R); Lisa Moser (R); Michael Murphy (R); Lance Neelly (R); Stephen Owens (R); Patrick Penn (R); Sandy Pickert (R); Samantha Poetter Parshall (R); Pat Proctor (R); Ken Rahjes (R); Bill Rhiley (R); Marvin Robinson (D); Webster Roth (R); Clarke Sanders (R); Joe Seiwert (R); Adam Smith (R); Charles Smith (R); Eric Smith (R); Bill Sutton (R); Sean Tarwater (R); Adam Thomas (R); Mike Thompson (R); Kenny Titus (R); Adam Turk (R); Jeff Underhill (R); Paul Waggoner (R); Barbara Wasinger (R); Troy Waymaster (R); Gary White (R); Kristey Williams (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 58% (72 of 125)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 30, 2024 House Died in Committee
House Jan 23, 2024 House Hearing: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
House Jan 16, 2024 House Introduced
House Jan 16, 2024 House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 16, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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