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2018 SESSION
SB 715 Firefighters and emergency medical services providers; carrying a concealed handgun.
Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Carrying a concealed handgun; firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Provides that any firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel may carry a concealed handgun while engaged in the performance of his official duties, provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health and the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a model policy regarding carrying a concealed handgun for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103400D pdf
- 01/15/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105180D-S1 pdf
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107583D-H1 pdf | impact statement
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HISTORY
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103400D
- 01/10/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/15/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105180D-S1
- 01/15/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reported from Finance (11-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105180D-S1
- 02/09/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB715S1
- 02/12/18 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/15/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/18 House: Read first time
- 02/15/18 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/19/18 House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/22/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107583D-H1
- 02/27/18 House: Read second time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/18 House: Read third time
- 03/07/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107583D-H1
- 03/07/18 House: Amendment by Delegate Cline agreed to
- 03/07/18 House: Defeated by House (35-Y 62-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 62-N)