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US HB 8619 119th Congress house

Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Introduced Not law yet bank: none

Not law yet. Pending legislation.

Bill summary

Official digest is not on this card.

Now vs if chaptered

Now: 922(z) is handgun-only at FFLs; no 923(m) notice. If chaptered: 922(z) covers rifles/shotguns 180 days later; 923(m) notice duty starts 1/1/2029 for larger manufacturers/importers. Confirm enactment before advising.

Defender utility

FFLs/makers: this is a pending dealer/manufacturer notice-and-device duty, not a client possessory count. PDs should not treat missing a lockbox as a federal crime under this bill. If it chapters, 922(z) expands from handgun-only to long guns 180 days after enactment and 923(m) notice starts 2029. Not a California charge.

Who this is for. FFLs/makers prepping a pending federal storage-notice and 922(z) long-gun expansion — not a client possessory charge; not present law.

HB-8619 Federal safe-storage dealer-duty 922(z) 923(m) FFL not-chaptered