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Senate committee debates firearm-theft thresholds and prohibited‑person enhancements in H937/H606 material
Summary
Lawmakers questioned whether theft-value thresholds and enhanced penalties for prohibited possessors align with policy goals and federal law; the committee discussed making stolen firearms a special category and extending felony enhancements for second or subsequent possession by persons prohibited from owning firearms.
Firearms language folded into the miscellaneous package prompted extended discussion on April 17 about thresholds and penalties for stolen firearms and penalties for prohibited possessors.
Committee members debated whether the statute should treat a stolen firearm of any value differently from other property. During discussion of a provision carried over from H606, one legislator asked whether a stolen firearm should be considered a felony regardless of dollar value; others warned that raising felony exposure for a…
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