Allowing a tactical emergency medical services professional to carry a firearm in prohibited areas. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in certain places, including in public buildings, police stations, jails, courthouses, school zones, and places that are marked with a notification that it is trespassing to carry a firearm while on the property. Current law provides many exceptions, including an exception for law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty. This bill adds an exception that mirrors the exception for law enforcement officers for a tactical emergency medical services professional who is certified as such by the Law Enforcement Standards Board and acting in the line of duty. The bill defines a TEMS professional as a licensed emergency medical services professional who has been endorsed by the Department of Health Services as a person who provides medical services when operating as part of a tactical team Under current law, the Law Enforcement Standards Board regulates the training and recertification training of law enforcement officers. As part of recertification training, an officer must complete an annual handgun operation qualification course. This bill requires LESB to establish minimum training standards to certify TEMS professionals, including the same annual handgun operation qualification course required for law enforcement officers.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its authors⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

14 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DOJ

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo