THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1314
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS REPORTING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-9.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[Struck through: []]§134-9.6[[Struck through: ]]] Annual report on licenses to carry. (a) [[Struck through: No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the]] [Underlined: The] department of the attorney general shall publish [[Struck through: a]] [Underlined: an annual] report on its publicly available website that includes, if available:[Underlined: ]
(1) The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee;
(2) The specific reasons for each revocation and denial;
(3) Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race;
(4) The number of appeals and appeals granted; and
(5) The number of violations of section 134-9.1.
(b) No later than [[Struck through: February 1]] [Underlined: March 31] of each year, the chief of police of each county shall [[Struck through: supply]] [Underlined: provide to] the department of the attorney general [[Struck through: with]] the data [Underlined: for the prior calendar year that] the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a)."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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BY REQUEST
Report Title:
ATG; Firearms; Reporting
Description:
Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms.
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