2009 House Bill 4828

Ban brass knuckles sales to minors

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Gino Polidori (D-15)

To ban the sale of brass knuckles to a minor, subject to up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 10, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 17, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that creates the same thing as in the Schuitmaker substitute, except that one has some additional "fine tuning".

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-80)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not create a new crime of selling brass knuckles to minors, but expands the current law banning the sale of metalic ("brass") knuckles to include such devices made out of any material, including non-metallic substances.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

To expand the current law banning the sale of metalic ("brass") knuckles to include such devices made out of any material, including non-metallic substances.

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary