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HB 691 In Committee

Firearms; control by localities.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Control of firearms by localities. Removes the option for a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any (i) public park owned or operated by the locality, or by any authority or local government entity created or controlled by the locality, or (ii) public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right of way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Feb 18, 2026 — Left in Committee Public Safety
Session
2026
Momentum
28 · Low