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2015 House Bill 4151: Repeal criminal sanctions for minor with BB gun
Public Act 21 of 2015
Introduced by Rep. Peter Pettalia R-Presque Isle on February 5, 2015
To repeal a law that makes it a misdemeanor for a minor unaccompanied by an adult to possess a BB pistol except in his or her own home or yard. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 5, 2015
Reported in the House on February 18, 2015
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered by Rep. Peter Pettalia R-Presque Isle on February 25, 2015
To move the effective date to July 1, 2015, and make that contingent on enactment of other bills in a package that amend the definition of firearm in various statutes to eliminate BB, pellet or "air-soft" guns from the definition of "firearm".
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 25, 2015
Received in the Senate on March 3, 2015
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, 2015
Reported in the Senate on March 12, 2015
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on May 12, 2015