Legislative Session number- 88

Bill Name: SF1359

Providing and modifying firearms and ammunition regulations to keep firearms out
of the hands of persons who are mentally ill or prohibited from possessing
firearms; regulating the lawful possession, purchase, and transfer of firearms
and ammunition; requiring timely transmittal of civil commitment, law
enforcement, and court data to certain state and federal searchable databases;
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; 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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