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HB 1509: School Safety/Pocketknives

GENERAL BILL by Poppell

School Safety/Pocketknives; prohibits possession of common pocketknives on school property or other specified locations; provides exemption from criminal liability for possession of specified weapons for persons who voluntarily surrender weapon in certain circumstances; provides exemption from zero tolerance policy for possession of specified weapons for persons who voluntarily surrender weapon in certain circumstances, etc. Amends 790.115, 1006.13, 435.04, 921.0022.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Committee on K-12 (SL)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2007 House • Filed
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced -HJ 00107
    3/12/2007 House • Referred to Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00189
    3/16/2007 House • Referred to K-12 (SL) by Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00226
    5/4/2007 House • Died in Committee on K-12 (SL)

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  • HB 1509, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2007 at 5:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2904 School Safety/Weapons [SPCC] Haridopolos Identical Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
    Location:
    S 2758 School Safety/Pocketknives [SPCC] Haridopolos Similar Last Action: 3/21/2007 S Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Criminal Justice -SJ 00215; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00215
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards.
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.
    1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization.

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