Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities in local government buildings.
Summary
Control of firearms by localities; local governmentbuildings. Authorizes a locality to adopt an ordinance prohibitingfirearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in anybuilding owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes.The bill requires such ordinance to include a provision for securitymeasures designed to reasonably prevent unauthorized access of suchbuildings by a person with a firearm, ammunition, or components orcombination thereof. The bill requires a locality to post notice ofany such prohibition at all entrances of buildings used for governmentalpurposes. This bill was incorporated into SB 35.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 18, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104634D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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