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Senate backs firearm‑safety bill adding trigger‑lock funding and brief training
Summary
The Senate passed Second Substitute House Bill 17 to expand a firearm safety pilot — funding cable trigger locks and requiring a brief training at concealed‑carry permit renewal — after the sponsor offered an amendment to reduce fiscal impact; the measure passed 26–0 with three absent.
The Utah Senate approved Second Substitute House Bill 17, a measure to expand a pilot firearm‑safety program and address teen suicide tied to firearm access.
Senator Bramble, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the measure expands an existing pilot and requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, in consultation with partners, to implement a firearm safety program that includes producing a safety brochure, procuring cable‑type trigger locks and requiring a short (10–15 minute) training at concealed‑carry permit renewal.
“Apparently, teen suicide, the single largest contributor to teen suicide is access to firearms that they don't own,” Bramble said on the floor, urging support for the proposal. He offered Amendment 1 to reduce the bill’s fiscal impact; the amendment passed and the bill was then read for second and third time and passed on a roll call vote, 26–0, with three senators absent. The measure will be returned to the House for concurrence.
Why it matters: Sponsors said the package brings public‑health strategies to bear on youth suicide prevention while preserving partnerships with shooting sports and other stakeholders who participated in drafting. The bill passed with broad bipartisan support on the floor.
Next steps: The bill returns to the House for further consideration as the two chambers reconcile final text, appropriations and implementation details.
