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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1038: Firearms/school employees

Allowing public school districts and private schools to adopt a policy authorizing permanent employees to possess firearms on school grounds under certain conditions.

Summary

  • Authorizes private schools and the board of directors of a school district to adopt a written policy authorizing permanent employees of the private school or a school located within the school district to possess firearms on school grounds.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Walsh (R-19)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to allowing public school districts and private schools to adopt a policy authorizing permanent employees to possess firearms on school grounds under certain conditions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Walsh (R-19)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Matt Shea R-4Carolyn Eslick R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1038 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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