Overview
- The House Judiciary Committee voted 13–7 to advance HB 133, clearing it for a floor vote when the 2026 session opens.
- HB 133 would roll back part of the 2018 post‑Parkland law by lowering the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.
- Bill sponsor Rep. Tyler Sirois says the change would restore Second Amendment rights for law‑abiding 18‑ to 20‑year‑olds.
- Most public testimony opposed the proposal, including students referencing the Parkland shooting, while gun‑rights groups supported it.
- The vote was largely along party lines with Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel opposing, and similar efforts have previously died in the Senate as the NRA’s challenge to the 2018 law continues after lower courts upheld it.