H.R. 2243 · Passed House · Crime and Law Enforcement

LEOSA Reform Act

Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)

What it does

• Broadens the authority of qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines.
• Allows them to carry concealed firearms and ammunition, including magazines, in school zones and national parks.
• Allows carrying on state, local, or private property open to the public and in certain federal facilities open to the public.
• Permits states to reduce how often retired officers must meet certain qualification standards.

Official summary

LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines. Specifically, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in school zones; in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is open to the public; and in certain federal facilities that are open to the public. Further, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.

Latest action

May 15, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee: Senate Judiciary