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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5459

AN ACT CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS.

In the House of Representatives since March 4, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow any individual, at any time, to relinquish any firearm owned by such individual to a police department or to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Jason Rojas, John Santanella

Its course

March 4 to March 30, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 4

Public Safety and Security CommitteeMar 4 to Mar 1713 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – Mar 17

  1. Mar 4Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
  2. Mar 5Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
  3. Mar 17Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses