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Proposed Connecticut Firearm Legislation HB07194

Legislation Overview

Title: An Act Concerning Self-defense.

Description: To (1) clarify provisions concerning the discharge of firearms in the case of self-defense or in lawful defense of another person, including for purposes of regulations concerning hunting, and (2) allow the legal transfer of large capacity magazines possessed under a declaration of possession and assault weapons possessed under a certificate of possession between persons who are legally permitted to possess such magazine or weapon.

Session: 2025 General Assembly

Last Action: File Number 752

Last Action Date: April 23, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Judiciary Committee;Donna Veach (R); Bob Godfrey (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 151)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 23, 2025	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House	Apr 23, 2025	File Number 752
House	Apr 23, 2025	House Calendar Number 470
House	Apr 23, 2025	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House	Apr 15, 2025	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/22/25 5:00 PM
House	Apr 8, 2025	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House	Apr 7, 2025	Joint Favorable Substitute
House	Mar 7, 2025	Public Hearing 03/12
House	Mar 6, 2025	Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Apr 23, 2025	state link	bill text
Introduced	Mar 5, 2025	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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)	04/7/2025	41	0	0	0	Yes
Blumenthal, Matthew (D) Yea Brown, Marcus (D) Yea Cabrera, Jorge (D) Yea Callahan, Patrick (R) Yea Cicarella, Paul (R) Yea DeCaprio, Mark (R) Yea Delany, Hubert (D) Yea Dillon, Patricia (D) Yea Doucette, Jason (D) Yea Dubitsky, Douglas (R) Yea Elliott, Joshua (D) Yea Fazzino, Jonathan (D) Yea Fishbein, Craig (R) Yea Flexer, Mae (D) Yea Gadkar-Wilcox, Sujata (D) Yea Gaston, Herron (D) Yea Gilchrest, Jillian (D) Yea Godfrey, Bob (D) Yea Howard, Greg (R) Yea Jacobson, Jonathan (D) Yea Johnson, Dominique (D) Yea Khan, Maryam (D) Yea Kissel, John (R) Yea LaMark Muir, Mary (D) Yea Lesser, Matthew (D) Yea Maher, Cecilia (D) Yea Miller, Patricia (D) Yea O'Dea, Tom (R) Yea Osborne, Melissa (D) Yea Pavalock-D'Amato, Christine (R) Yea Perillo, Jason (R) Yea Quinn, Michael (D) Yea Rahman, MD (D) Yea Roberts, Kadeem (D) Yea Rutigliano, David (R) Yea Simms, Travis (D) Yea Stafstrom, Steven (D) Yea Veach, Donna (R) Yea Walker, Toni (D) Yea Wilson, Derell (D) Yea Winfield, Gary (D) Yea
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Link: link to state bill page