First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0333.01 Richard Sweetman x4333HOUSE BILL 15-1168
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Neville P.,  Humphrey, Saine, Everett, Nordberg, Van Winkle, Buck, Joshi, Ransom
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Neville T.,  Holbert, Marble, Grantham, Woods, Lundberg, Cooke, Baumgardner, Lambert,
 Sonnenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning permitting the carrying of concealed handguns
            on public elementary and secondary school properties.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            With certain exceptions, current law limits the authority of a
       person who holds a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun by
       prohibiting permit holders from carrying a concealed handgun on public
       elementary, middle, junior high, and high school grounds. The bill
       removes this limitation.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-214, repeal (3)
       as follows:
            18-12-214.  Authority granted by permit - carrying
       restrictions. (3)  A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not
       authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun onto the real property,
       or into any improvements erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle,
       junior high, or high school; except that:
            (a)  A permittee may have a handgun on the real property of the
       public school so long as the handgun remains in his or her vehicle and, if
       the permittee is not in the vehicle, the handgun is in a compartment within
       the vehicle and the vehicle is locked;
            (b)  A permittee who is employed or retained by contract by a
       school district or charter school as a school security officer may carry a
       concealed handgun onto the real property, or into any improvement
       erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high
       school while the permittee is on duty;
            (c)  A permittee may carry a concealed handgun on undeveloped
       real property owned by a school district that is used for hunting or other
       shooting sports.
            SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-105.5, amend
       (3) (d.5); and repeal (3) (d) as follows:
            18-12-105.5.  Unlawfully carrying a weapon - unlawful
       possession of weapons - school, college, or university grounds. (3)  It
       shall not be an offense under this section if:
            (d)  The person, at the time of carrying a concealed weapon, held
       a valid written permit to carry a concealed weapon issued pursuant to
       section 18-12-105.1, as said section existed prior to its repeal; except that
       it shall be an offense under this section if the person was carrying a
       concealed handgun in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-214
       (3); or
            (d.5)  The weapon involved was a handgun and the person held a
       valid permit to carry a concealed handgun or a temporary emergency
       permit issued pursuant to part 2 of this article; except that it shall be an
       offense under this section if the person was carrying a concealed handgun
       in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-214 (3); or
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.