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Committee approves bill blocking stricter local rules for shooting ranges

State Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee · January 20, 2026
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A Senate committee voted to bar counties, cities and towns from imposing zoning or permit conditions on shooting ranges that are more stringent than state law; sponsor said the bill prevents targeted local restrictions that frustrate facility improvements.

A state Senate committee on Thursday approved legislation that would prevent local governments from imposing zoning or permitting requirements on shooting ranges that are more stringent than state law.

Jim Toms, who presented the bill, told the committee some local governments have used zoning and permit conditions to make it difficult for long-standing…

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