Proposed District of Columbia Firearm Legislation B25 0479
Legislation Overview
Title: Addressing Crime through Targeted Interventions and Violence Enforcement (“ACTIVE”) Amendment Act of 2023
Description: As introduced Bill 25-479 would require individuals on probation, supervised release, or parole following a conviction for a gun offense be required to submit to a search when they are in a public place. It would create a Prearrest Diversion Task Force charged with developing recommendations for increasing the use of prearrest diversion. It would increase the maximum penalty for individuals firing a large number of bullets at a time. It would require that sentences for possession of extremely dangerous weapons like machine guns be stacked on top of baseline penalties, not run concurrently, and create a new offense of unlawful discarding of firearms and ammunition. It would amend the definition of carjacking to include situations where the victim is not in or immediately next to their vehicle among other things.
Session: 25th Council
Last Action: Public Hearing Held
Last Action Date: November 8, 2023
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Brooke Pinto (D);
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Public Hearing Held | |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register | |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register | |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety | |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Notice of Intent to Act on B25-0479 Published in the DC Register | |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Introduced in Office of the Secretary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Sep 18, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
