2022 Senate Bill 950

Prohibit bans on gun sales during state of emergency

Introduced in the Senate

March 8, 2022

Introduced by Sen. Rick Outman (R-33)

To amend provisions in the state health code that authorize the state health department to assume extraordinary powers during an emergency, including the statewide “lockdowns” ordered under the 2020 coronavirus epidemic. The bill would prohibit officials from using this law to ban the sale or use of lawfully possessed firearms, ammunition, or other weapons during a declared emergency or disaster.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations