Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB133

Introduced
1/30/25  

Caption

Enacting the responsible gun ownership act to establish the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm.

Impact

The introduction of SB133 could significantly influence state laws related to firearm storage and safety, especially concerning minors. By establishing legal repercussions for improper storage practices, the bill aims to promote responsible gun ownership and enhance public safety. This legislation could lead to increased awareness among gun owners about the importance of securing firearms to prevent access by children. Additionally, it positions the state to take a firmer stance on firearm-related incidents involving minors, which has been a growing concern in many communities.

Summary

Senate Bill 133 introduces the Responsible Gun Ownership Act, which aims to address the issue of firearm storage, particularly in households with minors. The bill stipulates that unlawful storage of a firearm occurs when a firearm is left unsecured and subsequently accessed by a minor. It categorizes the consequences of such actions into different levels of misdemeanors and felonies based on the severity of the harm caused by the minor's access to the firearm. If the firearm is used by a minor to cause bodily harm, the penalties increase accordingly, with classifications ranging from a class C person misdemeanor to severity level 5 person felony, depending on the outcome of the access incident.

Contention

While SB133 aims to improve firearm safety, it also raises potential points of contention among various stakeholders. Opponents may argue that the bill imposes undue restrictions on responsible gun owners and could create legal complications for parents or guardians who may be unaware of the nuances of the storage requirements. There may also be debates regarding the definitions of 'secure' storage and the balance between individual rights and public safety. As the discussions around this bill unfold, these issues are likely to be focal points for lawmakers, advocacy groups, and the general public.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.