Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person…
What it does: ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1. SENATE BILL 34, AS AMENDED, FAILED TO RECEIVE A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, expand a present law offense to sell or offer to sell a firearm to a person knowing that the person is prohibited by state or federal law from owning, possessing, or purchasing a firearm by adding that it is also an offense to transfer or offer to transfer a firearm to a person with such knowledge of the person. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: as Amended Third Consideration
The tally
Yes 11 · No 21 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 5 | 21 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Becky MasseyR6Yes
- Ferrell HaileR18Yes
- Ken YagerR12Yes
- Kerry RobertsR23Yes
- Randy McNallyR5Yes
The full roll (33)
Yes 11
No 21
Not voting 1
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.