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Legislative Session number- 88

Bill Name: SF1347

Relating to firearms; regulating the lawful possession, purchase, and transfer
of firearms and ammunition; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of
corrections relating to the transfer of fingerprint records of offenders from
other states; expanding certain duties of the commissioner of human services
relating to the transmittal of mental health commitment information for firearms
and explosives background check purposes; requiring timely transmittal of civil
commitment, law enforcement, and court data to certain state and federal
searchable databases; directing courts to submit mental health adjudication data
to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); modifying and
specifying certain bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) duties and
recordkeeping provisions, requiring the conversion of criminal justice agencies
data into electronic format in a specified period of time, requiring local law
enforcement agencies to submit electronic fingerprint records to state and or
federal searchable databases, requiring the BCA to enter alias data information
for persons listed in the offender database, requiring sheriffs and the
commissioner of corrections to enter specified data about soon to be released
offenders, requiring a court administrator to provide the BCA with certain
sentencing information; requiring local law enforcement agencies to submit
criminal records electronically to CIBRS within a specified period of time of
collecting or receiving records; establishing mandatory minimum sentences for
felons subsequently convicted for illegally possession firearms; establishing
the offense of falsely reporting the loss or theft of a firearm and an offense
for subsequent violations; modifying and expanding the definition of crime of
violence; defining ammunition for gun control purposes; establishing mandatory
minimum sentences for felons subsequently convicted for illegally possessing
firearms; requiring prompt reporting of disqualifying mental health data by
courts; specifying certain court notification requirements for firearms
background check information purposes; establishing procedures for formerly
civilly committed citizen to petition a court to have restoration of firearms
eligibility; expanding certain felony violations; establishing certain acts as
crimes against licensed firearms dealers; establishing a deadline for court and
criminal justice agencies to enter data on civil commitments and felony
convictions; requiring a legislative report by the criminal and juvenile justice
information policy group; repealing a provision establishing procedures for the
mentally ill to restore firearm rights
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