Vermont Legislature: Proposed Bills 2019-2020 (SENATE)			Gun Owners of Vermont Analysis
Bill #	Bill Title, Summary and Sponsors	Bill Status	Action Needed
S.1 GOOD	An act relating to repealing a sunset related to transporting large capacity ammunition feeding devices into Vermont for shooting competitions Subject: An act relating to repealing a sunset related to transporting large capacity ammunition feeding devices into Vermont for shooting competitions Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to repeal the July 1, 2019 sunset on allowing large capacity ammunition feeding devices to be transported into Vermont for shooting competitions. Sponsors: Sen. John Rodgers	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.2 GOOD	An act relating to the transfer by will of large capacity ammunition feeding devices Subject: An act relating to the transfer by will of large capacity ammunition feeding devices Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to permit large capacity ammunition feeding devices to be transferred from one immediate family member to another by a properly executed will. Sponsors: Sen. John Rodgers	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.3 GOOD	An act relating to amending the definition of large capacity ammunition feeding devices Subject: An act relating to amending the definition of large capacity ammunition feeding devices Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to amend the definition of ammunition feeding devices to prohibit devices that accept more than 30 rounds of ammunition. Current law prohibits devices that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a long gun and more than 15 rounds of ammunition for a hand gun. Sponsors: Sen. John Rodgers	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.13 GOOD	An act relating to the transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices between immediate family members An act relating to the transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices between immediate family members Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to permit a lawfully possessed large capacity ammunition feeding device to be transferred from one immediate family member to another. Sponsors: Sen. John Rodgers	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.20 GOOD	An act relating to bank robbery Subject: Crimes; bank robbery Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish the crime of bank robbery in Vermont. A bill that actually targets CRIMINALS! Sponsors: Sen. Richard Sears	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.22 BAD	An act relating to firearms Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; waiting periods; safe storage Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to: (1) require a 48-hour waiting period for all firearms sales and (2) 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: Sen. Philip Baruth Additional Sponsors Sen. Alison Clarkson Sen. Ruth Hardy	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.26 BAD	An act relating to firearms and three-dimensional printers Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; three-dimensional printers Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit using a three-dimensional printer to manufacture a firearm and prohibit distributing digital instructions for using a three-dimensional printer to manufacture a firearm. Sponsors: Sen. Philip Baruth Additional Sponsors Sen. Alison Clarkson Sen. Ruth Hardy Sen. Deborah Ingram	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.72 BAD	An act relating to extreme risk protection orders Subject: Criminal procedures; extreme risk protection orders Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the Court Administrator and the Agency of Human Services to report annual data on the use of extreme risk protection orders, and to permit a health care provider to notify 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 within his or her custody or control. Sponsors: Sen. Richard Sears	Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.119 BAD	An act relating to a statewide standard and policy for law enforcement use of force An act relating to a statewide standard and policy for law enforcement use of force. Made changes to Vermont's "Justifiable Homicide" statute! Sponsors: Deborah Ingram, Christopher Pearson, Anthony Pollina	Allowed to become law without signature of Governor on October 7, 2020.
S.155 GOOD	An act relating to possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices by out-of-state law enforcement officers Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; large capacity ammunition feeding devices; possession by out-of-state law enforcement officer Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to permit a large capacity ammunition feeding device to be possessed in Vermont by an out-of-state law enforcement officer when the officer is called into this State to assist a Vermont law enforcement officer. Sponsors: Senators Rodgers and Parent
S.169 BAD	An act relating to firearms procedures Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes several procedures related to firearms. LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE BAN FIREARMS TRANSFERS; BACKGROUND CHECKS HAND GUN TRANSFERS; WAITING PERIOD Ban on transportation of magazines for shooting competitions Sponsors: The Senate Committee on Judiciary
S.258 BAD	An act relating to a 48-hour waiting period for firearms transfers Subject: Criminal procedures; firearms; waiting period Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require a 48-hour waiting period for most firearms transfers. Sponsors: Senator Baruth
S.268 BAD	An act relating to crimes and criminal procedures related to firearms Subject: Crimes and criminal procedures; firearms Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to enact several measures related to firearms. The bill proposes to: (1) require a 72-hour waiting period for all firearms sales; (2) repeal the statute that permits large capacity ammunition feeding devices to be manufactured in Vermont; (3) 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; (4) permit a family or household member to file a petition for an Emergency Risk Protection Order; and (5) 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. Sponsors: Senators Clarkson, Hardy, Balint, Baruth, Hooker, McCormack and Pollina
S.289 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: Senators Benning, Brock, Collamore, McNeil, Parent and Westman
S.329 BAD	An act relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs Subject: Crimes; carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Sponsors: Senators McCormack, Clarkson, Hardy, Hooker and Ingram
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