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Panel moves bill adjusting carry-permit eligibility and DUI rule; debate focuses on age and safety
Summary
House Bill 1332, a "cleanup" measure addressing carry-permit eligibility and age, was advanced by the Civil Justice Subcommittee on a 5-1 vote.
House Bill 1332, described by sponsors as a cleanup measure, was advanced to the full judiciary committee after the subcommittee approved an amendment to the bill and voted 5-1.
Sponsor Leader Lammers (identified in the hearing as the floor leader) told the panel the bill clarifies two points: it prevents an individual with two DUIs within 10 years (where one DUI occurred in the last five years) from obtaining a carry permit, and it makes statutory language consistent with a 2023 judicial settlement allowing adults at age 18 to obtain permits in the same manner as those who are 21. "This moves it back to 18 again consistent with constitutional care," the sponsor said.
Members asked questions about the rationale for lowering the permit age to 18 and about brain development concerns; Representative Johnson observed that while legal adulthood begins at 18, research on brain development varies. No outside witnesses were recorded on this bill in the provided excerpt. The clerk reported five ayes and one no, and the committee sent HB 1332, as amended, to full judiciary.
Votes at a glance: House Bill 1332 (as amended) — motion: send to full judiciary; outcome: approved; tally: 5 ayes, 1 no.
The transcript records committee discussion and questions but contains no textual copy of the amendment beyond its drafting number.
