ON APRIL 21, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1093, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to make the following changes to present law concerning criminal justice: (1) Expands the definition of "machine gun" to include any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended solely for use in converting a firearm into a machine gun, the effect of which is to make the intentional or knowing possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of any such part a felony offense unless person is in full compliance with the National Firearms Act. Present law defenses will apply, such as use in military service or possession for museum exhibition; (2) Increases the classification for the intentional or knowing possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun from a Class E felony to a Class C felony; (3) Classifies as a Class B felony the possession of firearm ammunition by a person who been convicted of a felony crime of violence, an attempt to commit a felony crime of violence, or a felony involving use of a deadly weapon; (4) Classifies as a Class C felony the possession of firearm ammunition by a person who been convicted of a felony drug offense; (5) Classifies as a Class E felony the possession of handgun ammunition by a person who been convicted of any felony, unless the person has been pardoned, had the conviction expunged, or had their civil rights restored; and (6) Makes a defendant ineligible for parole if convicted of aggravated assault that involved the use of a firearm from within a motor vehicle. Under present law, a person convicted of such an offense on or after July 1, 2022, is required to serve 100% of the sentence imposed except that credits earned for satisfactory program performance may be used to reduce by up to 15% the percentage of the sentence imposed by the court that the person must serve before becoming eligible for release on parole but shall not alter the sentence expiration date. Under this amendment, a person convicted of such offense on or after July 1, 2025, will not be able to use earned credits to reduce their sentence.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 39-17-1353(b), 39-17-1353
Amended with HA0122 -- 04/21/2025: 39-17-1353(b), 39-17-1353, 39-17-1301, 39-17-1302(f)(2), 39-17-1302, 39-17-1302(f)(3), 39-17-1302(c)(1), 39-17-1302(d), 39-17-1307(b)(1), 39-17-1307, 39-17-1307(c)(1), 40-35-303, 40-35-501