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Committee adopts H-1 substitutes and reports three bills after sponsor says law enforcement auctions unaffected
Summary
The Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee adopted H-1 substitutes for HB 6145 and HB 6146, reported HB 6144 with recommendation, and voted to report the substituted HB 6145 and HB 6146 after sponsor Representative Bridal said the bills leave existing law on law-enforcement firearms sales intact.
The Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee adopted substitute language for two bills and voted to report three measures with recommendations on the final hearing of the session.
Representative Bridal, who sponsored the package, told the committee she worked with the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan Sheriffs Association on the changes and said both associations "are now neutral" on the substitute bills. She described the package as "straightforward" and said she was available to answer questions.
During questioning, Representative Song asked whether the changes would prevent law enforcement agencies from selling seized or surplus firearms.…
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