2023 Senate Bill 208

Weapons: firearms; preemption of local firearm regulations on property owned or leased by local units of government; eliminate.

A bill to amend 1990 PA 319, entitled “An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms,” by amending section 3 (MCL 123.1103), as amended by 2015 PA 29.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Allows local units of government to: regulate conduct with firearms that is a criminal offense under state law; regulate the transportation, carrying, or possession of firearms by government employees during their employment; require supervision for individuals under 16 possessing pneumatic guns, with exceptions for private property under certain conditions; prohibit the threatening display of pneumatic guns; and prohibit firearms on government-owned or leased property.

Introduced in the Senate

March 16, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-15) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Jeremy Moss (D-7), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Sue Shink (D-14), Paul Wojno (D-10) and Stephanie Chang (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety