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Committee introduces RS0659 to create traffic infraction for leaving firearm in unattended vehicle
Summary
A bill introduced to the Committee on Transportation would make it a traffic infraction to leave a firearm unsecured in an unattended vehicle and would require education materials from the attorney general and highway patrol.
A bill labeled RS0659 was introduced to the Committee on Transportation that would create a traffic infraction for leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is securely stored.
The introducer described the bill as “an act concerning traffic regulations relating to the storage of firearms and unattended vehicles, creating a traffic infraction for leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle without securely storing such a firearm, providing exceptions and penalties, therefore, and requiring the office of the attorney general and Kansas Highway Patrol to create certain educational campaign materials.” The committee chair asked if there were any questions or objections; none were offered and the bill was introduced.
The bill text and sponsor name were not read in full on the record during the introduction and no committee debate or amendments were recorded at the time of introduction. The transcript does not record any vote on RS0659.
The introducer did not present fiscal information, penalty levels, or the full list of exceptions during the introduction.
The committee moved on after the introduction; no further action on RS0659 was recorded in the transcript segment provided.
