SF4200 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Reenact the 2024 amendment to the definition of trigger activator

Related bill: HF3368

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

This bill aims to maintain and enforce a ban on binary triggers by reenacting the 2024 amendment that defines what a “trigger activator” is. The reenactment ensures the ban remains in effect and applies without gaps starting January 1, 2025.

Main Provisions

  • Reenactment of the 2024 amendment: The bill re-establishes the ban on binary triggers by reapplying the definition of “trigger activator” that was amended in 2024.
  • Retroactive application: The reenactment takes effect retroactively from January 1, 2025, ensuring the ban is in place from that date forward.
  • Continuity of law: The provision removes any interruption in the ban’s enforcement by restoring the 2024 amendment as current law.

Effective Date and Retroactivity

  • Effective date: January 1, 2025.
  • Retroactive effect: The reenactment is retroactive, applying from the stated date and continuing without interruption.

Significance

  • Purposefully preserves the prohibition on binary triggers used in firearms by reinstating the prior amendment to the trigger activator definition, ensuring ongoing public safety measures.

Related Terminology (from bill)

  • binary triggers
  • trigger activator
  • ban
  • reenactment
  • retroactively
  • January 1, 2025
  • Laws 2024 chapter 127 article 36 section 2

Relevant Terms binary triggers trigger activator ban reenactment retroactively January 1, 2025 Laws 2024 chapter 127 article 36 section 2

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 09, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
March 09, 2026SenateActionReferred toJudiciary and Public Safety
March 18, 2026SenateActionComm report: To pass as amended
March 18, 2026SenateActionSecond reading

Progress through the legislative process

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