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Sponsors delay large amendment on firearms bill; committee to reconvene with revised substitute
Summary
Discussion of Senate Bill 279 (firearms) ended without action after sponsors said a substantial committee substitute still needed work; sponsors withdrew an earlier substitute and plan to present a new, extensive amendment at a later meeting.
Senate Bill 279, a firearms bill referred to as the "GoSafe Act" by its sponsor, was discussed briefly but the sponsors asked to defer action. The sponsor thanked colleagues and said a previously circulated committee substitute caused confusion; the senator and staff indicated a more extensive amendment is forthcoming and asked to return to committee on Friday with the revised text.
Committee members agreed that the measure raises constitutional and litigation risks and that the proposed substitute is substantial enough that it requires additional drafting time. The sponsor said the substitute that had been circulated was extensive and that the committee should have time to review and approve a carefully drafted version before any committee vote. No public testimony or substantive debate on the bill’s provisions occurred in the provided transcript excerpt.
Accordingly, senators left the item pending while staff and sponsors rework the substitute and said they would return with a new committee substitute for full consideration and public review.
