HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

137

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to firearms.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 134-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:

     "(j)  Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that any felon violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class B felony[.] and shall be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment as provided by law.  Any person violating subsection (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Firearms; Ownership, Possession, or Control; Prohibition

 

Description:

Provides that felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term.

 

 

 

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