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This Act is a follow-up to House Bill No. 201, as amended by House Amendment No. 3 and Senate Amendment No. 3, which was passed in 2023. That bill originally repealed the offense of “Possession of a weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone,” which was not actually a separate crime but rather operated as an aggravator and sentence enhancement on certain underlying crimes, and replaced it with “Possession of a…
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This Act is a follow-up to House Bill No. 201, as amended by House Amendment No. 3 and Senate Amendment No. 3, which was passed in 2023. That bill originally repealed the offense of “Possession of a weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone,” which was not actually a separate crime but rather operated as an aggravator and sentence enhancement on certain underlying crimes, and replaced it with “Possession of a firearm in a Safe School and Recreation Zone” which is a separate and self-contained criminal offense. Subsequently Senate Amendment No. 3 was passed and attached to the bill. That amendment separated the “school zone” from the “recreation zone” offenses and was intended to reinstate the original sentence enhancement scheme for offenses in a “Safe Recreation Zone.” This Act reinstates references in the “Safe Recreation Zone” statute to weapons other than firearms and makes other minor technical corrections. This Act also adds a qualified retired law-enforcement officer who is employed or contracted by a school or district to assist with security or investigations to the list of persons exempt from the prohibition on the knowing possession of a firearm in or on a Safe School Zone. It also clarifies that constables employed by a school or a school district and acting in an official capacity are exempt.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Administration
HousePassed By House. Votes: 35 YES 3 NO 3 ABSENT35–3 vote
CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
GovernorSigned by Governor
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 3 NO 3 ABSENT · Full House