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Council gives first reading to ordinance removing fee for firearm-transfer background checks
Summary
On first reading, Huachuca City presented Ordinance 2026-01 to repeal a fee chargeable for criminal background checks before firearm transfers, aligning the local code with A.R.S. 13-3108(A). No final vote was taken.
Mayor Johann Wallace performed the first reading of Ordinance 2026-01 on Jan. 22, a measure to amend Town Code Title 2, Chapter 2.55, to repeal a fee charged for criminal background checks before a firearm transfer. The change is intended to align Town code with state law (A.R.S. 13-3108(A)).
The minutes record the ordinance title and note the first reading was performed by the Mayor; the record does not show a Council vote to adopt the ordinance at this meeting. As a first reading, the measure will return for subsequent readings or action per the Town’s ordinance-adoption process. The minutes do not list an effective date for the change or staff implementation details.
