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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 495

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Relating to: possession of a firearm in a vehicle on school grounds by a person with a license to carry a concealed weapon.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Motor vehicle School — Building

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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 law, a person is generally prohibited from possessing a firearm

on the grounds of a school. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class

I felony. Under this bill, a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon may

possess a firearm in a vehicle on the grounds of a school.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Schraa (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Steffen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 4

Passed 9–4 Jan 18, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 36

Passed 60–36 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 11, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Feb 15, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Gundrum, Horlacher, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Schraa, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Nass and Wanggaard

  2. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  7. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 36

  10. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Stubbs and Andraca

  17. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  25. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2022

  28. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  29. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  30. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82