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SB0176Introduced in the Senate

Shooting ranges.

Passed

Introduced by James Tomes, District 49

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Shooting ranges. Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations. Provides that if an area is zoned for commercial use, a retail sporting goods store is a permitted use on each lot or parcel. Provides that if a property is zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural use, an indoor shooting range is permitted on any lot or parcel if certain conditions are satisfied.

Where it stands

Public Law 117

March 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 · February 27, 2026

42

Yes

8

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Dan Dernulc1Yes
Lonnie Randolph2No
Mark Spencer3Yes
Rodney Pol4No
Ed Charbonneau5Yes
Rick Niemeyer6Yes
Brian Buchanan7Yes
Mike Bohacek8Yes
Ryan Mishler9Yes
David Niezgodski10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Tomes

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  3. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  4. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 75: yeas 38, nays 6

  6. House sponsor: Representative Smaltz

  7. Senator Buck added as second author

  8. Senator Young M added as third author

  9. Senator Brown L added as coauthor

  10. Senators Crider, Maxwell, Byrne, Johnson T, Bohacek added as coauthors

  11. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  12. Referred to the House

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  14. Representative Pressel added as cosponsor

  15. Representatives Commons, Lucas added as cosponsors

  16. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  17. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 252: yeas 65, nays 25

  19. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  20. Motion to concur filed

  21. Concurrence withdrawn

  22. Motion to dissent filed

  23. Senate dissented from House amendments

  24. House conferees appointed: Smaltz, Johnson B

  25. House advisors appointed: Commons, Lucas, Smith V

  26. Senate conferees appointed: Tomes, Taylor G

  27. Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Buck

  28. Representative Johnson B removed as conferee

  29. Representative Commons removed as advisor

  30. Representative Commons added as conferee

  31. Senator Taylor G removed as conferee

  32. Senator Doriot added as conferee

  33. Senator Doriot removed as conferee

  34. Senator Garten added as conferee

  35. Senator Koch added as coauthor

  36. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  37. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  38. Senator Freeman added as coauthor

  39. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  40. Signed by the Speaker

  41. Signed by the President of the Senate

  42. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 309: yeas 42, nays 8

  43. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 403: yeas 67, nays 25

  44. Signed by the Governor

  45. Public Law 117

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