HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 2

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 on line 84 by deleting “ 1 year ” and inserting in lieu thereof “ 2 years ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 on line 106 and line 128 by inserting “ or a local law-enforcement agency ” after “ State Police ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 by deleting line 116 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ d. A filing fee is not required to obtain a hearing.

e. The Justice of the Peace Court shall designate a simple form to initiate an appeal. ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 by deleting lines 192 through 202 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 5. Section 1 of this Act is effective immediately and is to be implemented the earlier of the following:”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 on line 206 by deleting “Act and the firearms training course under Section 5 of this Act.” and inserting in lieu thereof “Act.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 by deleting line 207 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 6. Sections 2 through 4 of this Act take effect on the implementation date of Section 1 of this Act.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 2 by inserting after line 207 the following:

“Section 7. If a provision of this Act or the application of this Act to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the provisions of this Act are severable if the invalidity does not affect the other provisions of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or the application of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid application.”.
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SYNOPSIS

This amendment does the following:

Extends from 1 year to 2 years the length of time a handgun qualified purchaser permit is valid from the date of issue.

Makes a technical correction to language relating to the JP Court appeal process.

Allows for local law-enforcement agencies to ensure surrender or removal of handguns purchased with a revoked permit.

Removes the firearms training course voucher program and makes corresponding technical changes.

Adds an explicit severability provision.