Vermont Legislature: Proposed Bills 2019-2020
(HOUSE)
Gun Owners of Vermont
Analysis
Bill #Bill Title, Summary and SponsorsBill StatusAction Needed
H.7
BAD
An act relating to second degree aggravated domestic assault

Subject:
Crimes; second degree aggravated domestic assault; prior convictions
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to permit an out of-state domestic assault conviction to qualify as a prior conviction for purposes of a second degree aggravated domestic assault prosecution in Vermont.

This will allow the courts to prosecute a person as if they used a weapon even if they DIDN'T, as long as there was a previous conviction in another state.

Sponsors: Rep. Laura Sibilia
Additional Sponsors
Rep. Nader Hashim
House Committee on Judiciary
H.30
BAD
An act relating to relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms and other dangerous or deadly weapons

Subject: Domestic relations; relief from abuse orders; relinquishment of firearms and other dangerous or deadly weapons
This bill proposes to require that relief from abuse orders include a provision requiring the defendant to relinquish his or her firearms and other dangerous or deadly weapons until the order expires.
The bill also proposes to make it a crime for a person to possess a firearm if the person is the subject of a relief from abuse order.

Sponsors: Rep. Maxine Grad
Rep. Ann Pugh
House Committee on Judiciary
H.56
GOOD
An act relating to the use of gun suppressors for hunting



Sponsors:
H.159
BAD
An act relating to establishing a waiting period for firearms sales

Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms sales; waiting period
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require a 72-hour waiting period for all firearms sales

Sponsors: Rep. Martin LaLonde, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. George Till
Additional Sponsors
Rep. Peter Anthony, Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Selene Colburn, Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Johannah Donovan, Rep. Marcia Gardner, Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Rep. Nader Hashim, Rep. Mary Hooper, Rep. Robert Hooper, Rep. Lori Houghton, Rep. Mary Howard, Rep. Kathleen James, Rep. John Killacky, Rep. Warren Kitzmiller, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Rep. Diane Lanpher, Rep. William Lippert, Rep. Terence Macaig, Rep. Curtis McCormack, Rep. James McCullough, Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Ann Pugh, Rep. Marybeth Redmond, Rep. Robin Scheu, Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Rep. Thomas Stevens, Rep. Linda Sullivan, Rep. Mary Sullivan, Rep. Maida Townsend, Rep. Tommy Walz, Rep. Rebecca White, Rep. Michael Yantachka
H.203
BAD
An act relating to negligent storage of firearms

An act relating to negligent storage of firearms
Subject: Crimes; firearms; negligent storage
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit keeping a firearm on premises that are under a person’s immediate possession or control if the person knows or reasonably should know that a child or person barred from possessing a firearm may gain access to the firearm.

Sponsors: Rep. Martin LaLonde
Additional Sponsors
Rep. Janet Ancel , Rep. Ann Pugh
House Committee on Judiciary
H.211
BAD
An act relating to prohibiting the use of air guns to take big game

Subject: Fish and wildlife; game; hunting; big game; air guns
Statement of purposeof bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit the use of air guns to take big game.

Squirrels and rabbits are BIG game?

The objective of the gun grabbers is to BAN EVERYTHING!

Sponsors: Rep. Christopher Bates
Additional Sponsors
Rep. James McCullough, Rep. Linda Sullivan
House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
H.329
BAD
An act relating to safe storage of firearms

Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; safe storage .
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that, when a firearm is not in a person’s immediate possession or control, the firearm must be locked in a safe storage depository or rendered incapable of being fired.

Sponsors: Rep. Rachelson of Burlington, McCormack of Burlington, and Sullivan of Burlington
H.600
BAD
An act relating to firearm suspicious activity reporting

Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; Suspicious Activity Reports
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that under certain circumstances firearms dealers file Suspicious Activity Reports with the Commissioner of Public Safety regarding persons who have purchased, attempted to purchase, or inquired about purchasing firearms.

Sponsors: Representative Sullivan of Dorset
H.610
BAD
An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Subject: Firearms and domestic violence
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to:
(1) eliminate 7 the “default proceed” process created in Federal firearms background check law (commonly referred to as the “Charleston loophole”) by prohibiting the transfer of a firearm unless the National Instant Criminal Background Check System has affirmatively determined that the transferee is not prohibited from possessing firearms;
(2) require that relief from abuse orders include provisions requiring the defendant to relinquish his or her firearms until the order expires, prohibiting the defendant from residing at a residence where firearms are present, and informing the defendant that he or she is prohibited from possessing firearms until the order expires;
(3) permit the court, in connection with the issuance of a relief from abuse order, to issue a warrant for the seizure of any firearms that it finds probable cause to believe are in the defendant’s possession, custody, or control if the defendant has committed an act of abuse and seizure of the firearms is necessary to protect the life, health, or well-being of the victim;
(4) require the court’s Complaint and Relief from Abuse and supporting Affidavit to specifically include questions requiring the plaintiff to state with particularity the type and location of any firearm in the defendant’s possession, ownership, or control;
(5) make it a crime for a person to possess a firearm if the person is the subject of a relief from abuse order;
(6) require law enforcement agencies to annually provide data to the Department of Public Safety identifying the numbers of temporary and final RFA orders served during the previous year, as well as the number of firearms collected pursuant to the orders;
(7) permit a family or household member to file a petition for an Emergency Risk Protection Order;
(8) authorize health care providers to inform a law enforcement officer when the health care provider reasonably believes that a patient poses an extreme risk of causing harm to himself or herself or another person by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a dangerous weapon or by having a dangerous weapon; and
(9) clarify that a court may order, as a condition of release prior to trial, that a defendant not possess a firearm or other weapon.

Sponsors: Representatives Grad of Moretown and LaLonde of South Burlington
H.838
GOOD
An act relating to possession of firearms by persons convicted of a violent crime

Subject: Crimes; firearms; possession by persons convicted of a violent crime
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to create an exception to the prohibition on firearms possession by persons convicted of violent crimes if the conviction is for violating an abuse prevention order and the offense was committed before July 1, 2015.

Sponsors: Representatives Savage of Swanton, Bancroft of Westford, Brennan of Colchester, Burditt of West Rutland, Donahue of Northfield, Fegard of Berkshire, Gamache of Swanton, McCoy of Poultney, Page of Newport City, Smith of Derby, Smith of New Haven, Terenzini of Rutland Town, and Toof of St. Albans Town
H.844
GOOD
An act relating to allowing probation and parole officers to carry firearms while on duty

Subject: Corrections; probation and parole officers
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow probation and parole officers to carry firearms while on duty after successfully completing a course conducted by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council.

Sponsors: Representatives Howard of Rutland City, Anthony of Barre City, Austin of Colchester, Fagan of Rutland City, Gamache of Swanton, Goslant of Northfield, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hango of Berkshire, Hooper of Burlington, Morgan of Milton, Notte of Rutland City, Smith of Derby, and Yantachka of Charlotte

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