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AL SB394

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Harri Smith

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2018

AI Summary

  • Adds Section 13A-11-61.4 to Alabama Code to prohibit any person from possessing or carrying a firearm on the premises of any public school, including school buses for grades K-12.

  • Applies the prohibition to all persons, including those with valid firearm permits, with exceptions only for persons authorized by local school boards, law enforcement officers, and others authorized under existing law.

  • Establishes violation of the firearm prohibition as a Class A misdemeanor.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

  • Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures by classifying it as defining a new crime.

Legislative Description

Firearms, subject any person who carries or possesses a weapon on public school premises to criminal penalties, Sec. 13A-11-61.4 added

Firearms

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

3/15/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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