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Committee approves sending SB 1034 to the Senate floor after debate over firearm storage in foster homes
Summary
Senate Bill 1034, which moves existing foster care licensing rules into statute and removes a requirement to store firearms and ammunition in separate locked locations, was recommended to the full Senate. Supporters described replacing the rule with training; opponents cited safe-storage evidence and a recorded no vote in committee.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1034 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation after hearing debate about firearm storage and foster-home requirements.
Sen. Brandon Shippey, sponsor of SB 1034, told the committee the bill transfers specific foster-care licensing provisions from administrative rule into statute without changing most existing requirements. "Essentially, these were rules that we had already approved. We're just moving this section over into statute," Shippey said. He said the change removes what he described as a prior requirement that foster parents lock firearms and ammunition…
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