Colorado 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 21-078 — Lost Or Stolen Firearms

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An individual who owns a firearm must report the loss or theft of that firearm to a law enforcement agency within 5 days after discovering that the firearm was lost or stolen. A first offense for failure to make such a report is a civil infraction punishable by a $25 fine, and a second or subsequent offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum $500 fine. The 5-day reporting requirement does not apply to a licensed gun dealer.Another person who is a member of the owner's family or who resides with the owner may report the lost or stolen firearm. If the other person reports the loss or theft of the firearm, the owner is not required to make a report. A report by another person is not an acknowledgment of firearm ownership.A person who reports a lost or stolen firearm is immune from criminal prosecution for an offense pursuant to state law related to the storage of firearms.The act requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a lost or stolen firearm to enter information about the lost or stolen firearm into the Colorado bureau of investigation crime information center database.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now requires individuals who own a firearm to report when a firearm is missing. Failure to make such a report will be classified as a petty offense punishable by a $25 fine, and a second or subsequent failure will be considered a class 3 misdemeanor. Importantly, the 5-day reporting requirement does not apply to licensed gun dealers.

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First Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
21-0425.01 Conrad Imel x2313 SENATE BILL 21-078 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Jaquez Lewis and Danielson, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Sullivan and Herod, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHERESPONSIBILITYOFANINDIVIDUALFIREARMOWNER TO REPORT A MISSING FIREARM .
21-0425.01 Conrad Imel x2313 SENATE BILL 21-078 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Jaquez Lewis and Danielson, Bridges, Coleman, Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Kolker, Moreno, Pettersen, Story, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Sullivan and Herod, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHERESPONSIBILITYOFANINDIVIDUALFIREARMOWNER TO REPORT A MISSING FIREARM .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill requires an individual who owns a firearm to report the loss or theft of that firearm to a law enforcement agency within 5 days after discovering that the firearm was lost or stolen.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e n 1 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that m 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at T n , A U 1 http://leg.colorado.gov.) E i h S a a The bill requires an individual who owns a firearm to report the R M r loss or theft of that firearm to a law enforcement agency within 5 days 3 after discovering that the firearm was lost or stolen.
The 5-day d reporting requirement does not apply to a licensed gun dealer.
The 5-day i a 1 reporting requirement does not apply to a licensed gun dealer.
e 2 T R 2 A n 9 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E R 20 A n , N 2 h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d c Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statune.M Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e A The bill requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a lost or stolen firearm to enter information about the lost or stolen firearmintothenationalcrimeinformationcenterdatabaseandreportthe information to the Colorado bureau of investigation.
e M A The bill requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a lost or stolen firearm to enter information about the lost or stolen firearmintothenationalcrimeinformationcenterdatabaseandreportthe information to the Colorado bureau of investigation.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

  7. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  8. House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/01/2021 - No Amendments

  9. House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2021 - No Amendments

  10. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  12. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCUR

Passed 20 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 111200
Republican 1300
Total 201500
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Nay
Coram — Nay
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Nay
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Nay
Rankin — Nay
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 41 Yea · 24 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Unaffiliated 191600
Republican 0800
Total 412400
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Nay
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Nay
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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PERM

Passed 41 Yea · 24 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Unaffiliated 191600
Republican 0800
Total 412400
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Nay
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Nay
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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AMD

Passed 42 Yea · 23 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Unaffiliated 201500
Republican 0800
Total 422300
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Nay
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Nay
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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AMD

Failed 29 Yea · 33 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Unaffiliated 191303
Republican 8000
Total 293303
% of votes cast 45%51%0%5%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Nay
Bernett — Nay
Bird — Nay
Bockenfeld — Yea
Caraveo — Nay
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Nay
Gray — Nay
Hanks — Yea
Herod — Nay
Holtorf — Yea
Hooton — Nay
Larson — Yea
Lontine — Nay
Lynch — Yea
McKean — Not Voting
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Tipper — Not Voting
Will — Yea
Young — Yea
Garnett — Nay
Adrienne Benavidez — Nay
Michaelson Jenet — Nay
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Not Voting
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Nay
Alex Valdez Democrat Nay
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Nay
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Nay
Iman Jodeh Democrat Nay
Jamie Jackson Democrat Nay
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Nay
Judy Amabile Democrat Nay
Julie McCluskie Democrat Nay
Karen McCormick Democrat Nay
Kyle Mullica Democrat Nay
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Nay
Lisa Cutter Democrat Nay
Marc Snyder Democrat Nay
Meg Froelich Democrat Nay
Mike Weissman Democrat Nay
Monica Duran Democrat Nay
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Nay
Steven Woodrow Democrat Nay
Tom Sullivan Democrat Nay
Tony Exum Democrat Nay
Dan Woog Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 20 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 111200
Republican 1300
Total 201500
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Nay
Coram — Nay
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Nay
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Nay
Rankin — Nay
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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COW *

Failed 15 Yea · 20 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 121100
Democrat 0800
Republican 3100
Total 152000
% of votes cast 43%57%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Nay
Fenberg — Nay
Fields — Nay
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Nay
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Nay
Pettersen — Nay
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Woodward — Yea
Zenzinger — Nay
Buckner — Nay
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Chris Kolker Democrat Nay
James Coleman Democrat Nay
Jeff Bridges Democrat Nay
Jessie Danielson Democrat Nay
Julie Gonzales Democrat Nay
Lorena Garcia Democrat Nay
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Nay
Tammy Story Democrat Nay
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Ty Winter Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 21-078 do?
An individual who owns a firearm must report the loss or theft of that firearm to a law enforcement agency within 5 days after discovering that the firearm was lost or stolen. A first offense for failure to make such a report is a civil infraction punishable by a $25 fine, and a second or subsequent offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum $500 fine. The 5-day reporting requirement does not apply to a licensed gun dealer.Another person who is a member of the owner's family or who resides with the owner may report the lost or stolen firearm. If the other person reports the loss or theft of the firearm, the owner is not required to make a report. A report by another person is not an acknowledgment of firearm ownership.A person who reports a lost or stolen firearm is immune from criminal prosecution for an offense pursuant to state law related to the storage of firearms.The act requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a lost or stolen firearm to enter information about the lost or stolen firearm into the Colorado bureau of investigation crime information center database.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 21-078?
SB 21-078 is sponsored by Jessie Danielson (Democrat), Leslie Herod, Tom Sullivan (Democrat), and Jaquez Lewis.
What is the current status of SB 21-078?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2021. Enacted.
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