House Bill No. 5467, also known as Public Act No. 24-43, is an act concerning firearms background checks. The bill amends subsection (d) of section 46b-124 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes, effective July 1, 2024. The amendment involves the availability of juvenile delinquency proceeding records to certain individuals and agencies. The key change is the insertion of language that allows employees and authorized agents of municipal, state, or federal agencies to access these records for the evaluation of a proposed transfer of a firearm to a person under the age of twenty-one in Connecticut or any other state. This change is in accordance with the requirements of Title II, Section 12001 of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Public Law 117-159, as it may be amended over time.

The bill specifies the various entities and individuals who are granted access to juvenile records, including law enforcement officials, prosecutorial officials, school officials, court officials, and various state agencies, among others. The records are also available to the attorney representing the child, the parents or guardian of the child until they reach the age of majority, and the subject of the record themselves upon reaching the age of majority and providing satisfactory proof of identity. The bill emphasizes that records disclosed under this subsection are not to be further disclosed, except under specific circumstances such as during criminal proceedings in open court or as otherwise provided by law. The act was approved on May 21, 2024.