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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2081 Polling places; prohibited activities, unlawful possession of a firearm, penalty.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Polling places; prohibited activities; unlawful possession of a firearm; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly possessing a firearm within 40 feet of any building, or part thereof, used as a polling place, including one hour before and one hour after its use as a polling place, except for (i) a qualified law-enforcement officer or retired law-enforcement officer, (ii) any person occupying his own private property that falls within 40 feet of the polling place, or (iii) a licensed armed security officer whose employment or performance of his duties occurs within 40 feet of the polling place. The bill further provides that no person shall knowingly possess a firearm within 40 feet of a meeting place for the local electoral board while the electoral board meets to ascertain the results of an election or any place used as the setting for a recount. A violation of the provisions of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102618D pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2081ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102618D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Read first time
- 01/22/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/21 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
- 01/25/21 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
- 01/26/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/21 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2081ER)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/31/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)