HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1306 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§134-9 Licenses to carry.
(a) [In
an exceptional case, when an applicant shows reason to fear injury to the
applicant's person or property, the] The chief of police of the
appropriate county may grant a license to an applicant who is a citizen of the
United States of the age of twenty-one years or more or to a duly accredited
official representative of a foreign nation of the age of twenty-one years or
more to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor concealed on the
person within the [county where the license is granted. Where the urgency or the need has been
sufficiently indicated, the respective] State. The chief of police of the appropriate
county may grant to an applicant of good moral character who is a citizen
of the United States of the age of twenty-one years or more, is engaged in the
protection of life and property, and is not prohibited under section 134-7 from
the ownership or possession of a firearm, a license to carry a pistol or
revolver and ammunition therefor unconcealed on the person within the [county
where the license is granted.] State. The chief of police of the appropriate
county, or the chief's designated representative, shall perform an inquiry on
an applicant by using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, to
include a check of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement databases where the
applicant is not a citizen of the United States, before any determination to
grant a license is made. Unless renewed,
the license shall expire [one year] five years from the date of
issue."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Firearms; Concealed Carry; Open Carry; Licenses
Description:
Authorizes county police departments to issue a person a license to carry a handgun in all counties of the State. Extends the expiration date of a license from 1 year to 5 years. Repeals "proper cause" requirements invalidated by the United States Supreme Court in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022).
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