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ConnecticutHB 070562025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARM PERMITS AND TRANSFERS.
Sponsored By: Public Safety and Security Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To (1) modify statutory provisions concerning permits to carry a pistol or revolver by replacing references to the chief executive officer of the municipality with references to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (2) establish that no authorization number for sale at retail of a pistol or revolver shall count toward the limits for any firearm transferred to a defense contractor, manufacturer of nuclear-powered submarines, aerospace company or nuclear power generating facility pursuant to an agreement with a federal agency or applicable federal regulations for the purpose of training armed security force personnel or providing or maintaining an armed security force.
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6 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Tribal police expand carry permit access
Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible tribal police units in Connecticut handle temporary handgun carry permit applications. They must provide forms immediately for in-person requests and within one week for other requests. They must notify applicants of approval or denial within eight weeks after receiving a sufficient application. If forms are late, the request itself counts as a sufficient application.
Gun sellers gain electronic permit checks
Beginning October 1, 2025, firearm sellers and others transferring guns can check the state's permit database electronically or by phone. The database shows whether covered firearm permits and eligibility certificates are valid, suspended, or revoked.
Security firearm transfers bypass purchase limits
Beginning October 1, 2025, qualifying firearm transfers do not count toward a recipient's 30-day transfer authorization limit. Eligible recipients are defense contractors, nuclear-powered submarine makers, aerospace companies, and nuclear power generating facilities. Transfers must follow a federal agency agreement or applicable federal regulations. They must support armed-security training or providing or maintaining an armed security force.
Long gun sellers face reporting deadlines
Beginning October 1, 2025, long gun sellers and other transferors must send transfer forms within 24 hours. Copies must go to Connecticut's Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the buyer's local permitting authority. If the buyer's permanent home is within a federally recognized Connecticut tribe's jurisdiction, its police chief may receive the local copy instead. Transferors must keep a copy for at least five years.
Gun retailers face local enforcement orders
Beginning October 1, 2025, local permitting authorities can issue violation notices when probable cause shows specified gun retailer duties were broken. If retailers fail to fix violations within the required time, authorities can order them to stop sales. Continuing violations can bring civil penalties of up to $100 per day. Local authorities also receive specified transfer eligibility notices and transaction receipts tied to residents.
Gun show promoters must give notice
Beginning October 1, 2025, gun show promoters must notify the show's municipal permitting authority at least 30 days before it begins. The notice must include the show's date, time, length, and location.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Public Safety and Security Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/18/2025
PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 29 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 227
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Roll Call Vote 120
Yes: 144 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
6/9/2025legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
6/3/2025legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
6/3/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-18
5/30/2025legislatureIn Concurrence
5/22/2025legislatureSenate Passed
5/22/2025SenateSenate Calendar Number 505
5/16/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/16/2025SenateHouse Passed
5/14/2025HouseFile Number 464
4/2/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 294
4/2/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/2/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/2/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM
3/27/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/18/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
3/18/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 02/27
2/21/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
2/20/2025legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-18
5/30/2025
File No. 464
4/2/2025
PS Joint Favorable Substitute
3/18/2025
Raised Bill
2/20/2025
Bill Analysis For File Copy 464
Fiscal Note For File Copy 464
House Roll Call Vote 120
PS Joint Fav. Rpt
PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Senate Roll Call Vote 227
Summary for Public Act No. 25-18
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