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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB21-078

Lost Or Stolen Firearms

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning the responsibility of an individual firearm owner to report a missing firearm.

Bill 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.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis

Senator

Sonya Jaquez Lewis

Senator Jessie Danielson

Senator

Jessie Danielson

Senator Tom Sullivan

Representative

Tom Sullivan

Representative Leslie Herod

Representative

Leslie Herod

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

House

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/19/2021 Signed Act PDF
04/07/2021 Final Act PDF
04/05/2021 Rerevised PDF
04/01/2021 Revised PDF
03/10/2021 Reengrossed PDF
03/09/2021 Engrossed PDF
02/16/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/24/2021 PA2 PDF
03/05/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/15/2021 FN4 PDF
03/26/2021 FN3 PDF
03/15/2021 FN2 PDF
02/16/2021 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.007 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 21-078 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 21-078, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/06/2021 House Amendments CONCUR
20
AYE
15
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/10/2021 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
15
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/09/2021 Committee of the Whole COW * (.002)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/09/2021 Committee of the Whole COW * (.001)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/05/2021 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
24
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/05/2021 Third Reading AMD (L.030)
42
AYE
23
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/05/2021 Third Reading PERM
41
AYE
24
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2021 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.017)
27
AYE
35
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2021 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.012)
26
AYE
36
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2021 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.011)
29
AYE
33
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2021 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.024)
24
AYE
38
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/01/2021 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.021)
26
AYE
36
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/05/2021 L.030 Third Reading Passed PDF
04/01/2021 L.029 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.026 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.024 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.017 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.012 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.011 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.021 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.022 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
04/01/2021 L.020 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/23/2021 L.007 HOU Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
03/09/2021 L.006 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/09/2021 L.004 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/09/2021 L.003 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/04/2021 L.002 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
03/04/2021 L.001 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
04/19/2021 Governor Governor Signed
04/08/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/07/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/07/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/06/2021 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/05/2021 House House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/01/2021 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
03/29/2021 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/01/2021 - No Amendments
03/25/2021 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2021 - No Amendments
03/23/2021 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/11/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
03/10/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/09/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/04/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/16/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

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