HB13-1162 Summary

• Allows persons age 21 and older who legally possess a handgun under state and federal law to carry a concealed handgun in Colorado without a permit.

• Grants concealed carry authority equal to that provided by a concealed handgun permit, with identical rights and limitations as permit holders.

• Prohibits concealed handgun carry on grounds of public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school, maintaining current restrictions that apply to permit holders.

• Extends the same concealed carry authority to school, college, and university grounds with identical limitations as permitted carriers.

• Takes effect upon passage and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.