HB18-1037 Summary

• Repeals the prohibition on concealed handgun permit holders from carrying concealed handguns on public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school grounds.

• Maintains existing exceptions allowing handguns to remain in locked vehicles on school property and permitting school security officers employed by school districts to carry concealed handguns while on duty.

• Removes the exception in Colorado law that made it an offense for permit holders to carry concealed handguns in violation of school ground restrictions.

• Updates related statutes to reference Article 12 instead of repealed section 18-12-214(3) when establishing offense exceptions for valid concealed handgun permit holders.

• Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.