HB 1531 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1531
AN ACT relative to the preemption of local regulations of firearms.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Jean, Hills 17; Rep. Knowles, Straf 11; Rep. Lyman, Carr 5; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill preempts local regulation concerning firearms unless permitted by state or federal law.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2233
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the preemption of local regulation of firearms.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Preemption of Local Firearms Regulations. Amend RSA 159 by inserting after section 6-f the following new section:
159:6-g Preemption of Local Firearms Regulations. No political subdivision shall impose special taxation on, enact any law, ordinance, or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, carrying, or possession of handguns or other firearms, or components of handguns or other firearms, except as otherwise provided in state or federal law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.