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H.B. 80: Firearm Storage Requirements

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

It would have created a criminal penalty for failing to store firearms lawfully when a minor then gains unlawful access to one. It never reached a floor vote: a motion to recommend it failed in a House committee, and it was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses the storage of firearms.

  • Defines terms
  • Sets a criminal penalty in certain circumstances when an individual fails to lawfully store the individual's firearms and the firearm is then accessed by a minor in an unlawful manner

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature; the paragraph above is the Ledger’s summary. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Crimes · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Public Safety · Weapons

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeLaw Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Motion to Recommend FailedLaw Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  4. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesLaw Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  5. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 80, dated January 5, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Court Security Account (GFR) Enactment of this bill could result in ongoing revenue from the assessment of fines and criminal surcharge fees to the following accounts beginning in FY 2027: 1. General Fund - $3,900; and 2. Court Security - $1,800.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could increase Court processing costs by $12,900 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 from the General Fund. Net All Funds (rev-exp)
  • Local government: Enactment of this bill could result in an ongoing fine revenue increase by an estimated $10,200 beginning in FY 2027. Local government entities could experience the following estimated expenditure impacts beginning in FY 2027: 1. Prosecutors - $59,300 increase; 2. Public Defense - $32,900 increase; 3. Local Justice Court - unknown increase.
  • Individuals and businesses: Individuals cited for violations could pay up to $340 per case for an aggregated cost of $15,900 in fines and surcharge fees beginning in FY 2027.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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Action date:

The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.