2023 Senate Bill 82 / Public Act 14

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bills 79 to 82 do all of the following: • Require an individual to keep a firearm being stored or left unattended on a premises unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if it is reasonably known that a minor is or is likely to be present on the premises. (SB 79) • Establish penalties for a violation based on the consequences of a minor’s obtaining the firearm as a result. (SB 79) • Provide exceptions to those requirements and penalties. (SB 79) • Require the Department of Health and Human Services to inform the public of the bill’s penalties in consultation with the Department of the Attorney General, publish lethal means counseling literature, and provide that literature to federally licensed firearms dealers. (SB 79) • Include the new felony offenses in the sentencing guidelines. (SB 80) • Exempt firearm safety devices from sales and use taxes through 2024 and require a notice of that exemption to be posted where firearms are sold. (SBs 81 and 82)