2023 Senate Bill 84

Weapons: firearms; purchase of firearms; prohibit if individual has an extreme risk protection order.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled “An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possessing, and carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and electro-muscular disruption devices under certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 2, 2b, 5b, and 8 (MCL 28.422, 28.422b, 28.425b, and 28.428), section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 200, section 2b as amended by 2014 PA 205, and sections 5b and 8 as amended by 2017 PA 95.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 16, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and 19 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sam Singh (D-28), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Sue Shink (D-14), Sean McCann (D-19), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Paul Wojno (D-10), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Erika Geiss (D-1), Darrin Camilleri (D-4), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-35), John Cherry (D-27), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Winnie Brinks (D-29) and Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

March 9, 2023

Reported without amendment

March 14, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 16, 2023

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 20 to 17 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion did not prevail by voice vote

Received in the House

March 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

April 12, 2023

Reported without amendment