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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 500

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adding kindergarten to definition of school for the purposes of the gun-free school zone law and the prohibition against weapons on school premises.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with exceptions, an individual who knowingly possesses a

firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is

in or on the grounds of a school is guilty of a Class I felony. With exceptions, an

individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at a place that the individual knows,

or has reasonable cause to believe, is within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school is

subject to a Class B forfeiture. With exceptions, an individual who knowingly

possesses a dangerous weapon that is not a firearm on school premises is guilty of

a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation or a Class I felony for a second or

subsequent violation within a five-year period. For these crimes, "school" is defined

as a school that provides an educational program for one or more grades between 1

and 12. This bill changes the definition of school so that it includes a

prekindergarten, four-year-old kindergarten, or five-year-old kindergarten

program, and specifies that it must be a facility dedicated to educational

programming.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , Brooks (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Clark (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hulsey (D) , Pasch (D) , Pocan (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Ringhand (D) , Roys (D) , Seidel (D) , Sinicki (D) , Steineke (R) , Turner (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Hansen (D) , Lassa (D) , Risser (D) , S. Coggs (D) , Schultz (R) , T. Cullen (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clark, Brooks, Hulsey, Grigsby, C. Taylor, Steineke, Ringhand, Turner, Pasch, Bewley, Pope-Roberts, Pocan, Berceau, Roys, Sinicki and Seidel;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Risser, Schultz, Lassa, C. Larson, S. Coggs and T. Cullen

  2. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

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

  3. Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1