SB 428

This bill makes it a Class I felony to possess, with certain exceptions, a weapon

on a motor bus that is used for public transit. Under current law, a person may

generally carry a weapon that is not concealed. A person who has a license to carry

a concealed weapon may generally possess the concealed weapon into any area, but

may not possess a concealed weapon in certain excluded areas, including in law

enforcement or court buildings, in correctional facilities, in certain mental health

institutions, beyond security checkpoints in airports, on school grounds and

premises, in taverns if the person is consuming alcohol, at special events where

organizers don't allow it, or in businesses or on private property where the owner

prohibits or limits concealed weapons.

Under this bill, only a person who is a current or former law enforcement officer

or a game warden may possess a weapon on a bus that is used for public transit,

regardless of whether the person has a license to carry a concealed weapon. A person

who does so is subject to a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to three years and

six months, or both.