HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 300

AMEND House Bill No. 300, as amended, by amending Senate Amendment No. 4 by striking lines 5 through 12 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (2) A person who is convicted of only having possession of a destructive weapon listed under paragraph (a)(6) of this section commits the following:

a. A Class A misdemeanor for a first offense.

b. A Class E felony for a second or subsequent offense. ”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No 300, as amended, by inserting after line 25 the following:

“ (d) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over offenses under this section. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment strikes a balance between the penalties in House Bill No. 300 and Senate Amendment No. 4 by reducing the penalty for the first offense of possessing a bump stock or trigger crank to a Class A misdemeanor. Such reduction, however, does not apply to the sale, transfer purchase or receipt of such weapon, only possession. For a second or subsequent offense, the penalty remains a Class E felony.