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H.B. 195 Firearm Retention Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Matt MacPherson · carried in the Senate by Sen. Daniel McCay

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

According to the official description, this bill:
  • prohibits a plea in abeyance from allowing a condition of the plea that the defendant forfeits the defendant's firearms in certain circumstances
  • requires firearms seized by law enforcement from an individual as a result of the individual committing a criminal offense to be returned to the individual if the individual may lawfully possess the firearm and is not charged with a crime that would make the individual a restricted person
  • contains a coordination clause to coordinate technical changes between this bill, H.B. 21, Criminal Code Recodification and Cross References, and H.B. 133, Dangerous Weapons Amendments
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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