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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 479

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law enforcement officers and licenses to carry concealed weapons.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current federal law, with certain exceptions, a law enforcement officer

may carry a concealed weapon if he or she is also carrying an identification issued

by the law enforcement agency that employs him or her; this federal provision

explicitly preempts any state prohibition. Under current state law, any person may

apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon. When the person submits an

application, the Department of Justice (DOJ) must run a background check on the

applicant to see if he or she is prohibited from possessing a firearm. The person must

also submit a fee to cover the costs of the application and the background check and

must submit proof of training. Under this bill, DOJ must provide a license to carry

a concealed weapon to all law enforcement officers without the fee, background

check, or training required by applicants who are not law enforcement officers.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Jacque (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knilans (R) , Marklein (R) , Nygren (R) , Steineke (R) , Stroebel (R) , Weininger (R)

3 cosponsors

Lasee (R) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Knilans, Brooks, Endsley, Jacque, Kaufert, Marklein, Nygren, Stroebel and Weininger;Cosponsored by Senators Lasee, Schultz and Taylor

  2. Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

  3. Jan 25, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1