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 Bill Status of SB0048  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  GUN-FREE ZONE LIABILITY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Shane Cultra, Kyle McCarter and John O. Jones

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Gun-free Zone Criminal Conduct Liability Act. Provides that any person, organization, or entity or any agency of government, including any unit of local government, that creates a gun-free zone is liable for all costs, attorney's fees, and treble damages resulting from criminal conduct that occurs against an individual in the gun-free zone, if a reasonable person would believe that possession of a firearm could have helped the individual defend against such conduct. Defines "gun-free zone". Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/27/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Shane Cultra
  1/27/2011SenateFirst Reading
  1/27/2011SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/9/2011SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  2/9/2011SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
  2/10/2011SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
  3/1/2011SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/18/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

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