Bill > AB954

Introduced Session

Under this bill, a person who owns a firearm that is stolen or missing must report the theft or loss to a law enforcement agency within 24 hours of discovering the theft or loss. A person who violates this requirement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class I felony for a subsequent offense. A person who falsely reports a stolen or lost firearm is guilty of the current-law crime of obstructing an officer and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to nine months, or both. This bill also requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to provide the purchaser or transferee a written notice of the requirement, created in this bill, to report a theft or loss of a firearm within 24 hours of discovering it. A seller or transferor who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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Deb Andraca (D)*,  Jodene Emerson (D)*,  Joan Fitzgerald (D)*,  Alex Joers (D)*,  Karen Kirsch (D)*,  Pricilla Prado (D)*,  Christine Sinicki (D)*,  Lee Snodgrass (D)*,  Angela Stroud (D)*,  Shelia Stubbs (D)*,  Lisa Subeck (D)*,  Randy Udell (D)*,  Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D),  Chris Larson (D),  Melissa Ratcliff (D),  Kelda Roys (D), 

Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (on 02/09/2026)

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