HB 2271 Summary

• Amends section 13-3102 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to expand the definition of "school" to include postsecondary educational institutions.

• Expands the prohibition on possessing deadly weapons on school grounds to include college and university campuses.

• Increases the penalty for possessing a deadly weapon on postsecondary educational institution grounds from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony.

• Maintains existing exceptions for unloaded firearms in vehicles, firearms in approved school programs, and firearms used in approved safety courses.