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Committee adopts amendment protecting ranges' permitted uses and extends limited carry rights to retired judges
Summary
Lawmakers approved an amendment and passed Senate Bill 176, which creates statewide permitted-use standards for indoor shooting ranges (safety/ventilation/noise requirements), restricts conditioning permits on annexation, and includes carry/immunity provisions for retired judicial officers; industry groups testified strongly in favor.
The Local Government Committee passed Senate Bill 176 as amended, adopting a package that sets objective standards for local permit review of indoor shooting ranges, preempts conflicting zoning adopted before July 1, 2026 in some circumstances, and clarifies carry and immunity provisions for retired judicial officers.
The adopted Amendment #3 requires local units to use the same objective standards and procedures for permit applications for shooting ranges that they apply to similarly situated commercial, industrial or agricultural properties. It bars conditioning permit approval on owners'…
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