HB 621 (2018) -  School Safety

General Bill by Rommel and Fischer (CO-SPONSORS) Fant; Hahnfeldt
School Safety: Provides exception to prohibition on possessing firearms & specified devices on school property for authorized concealed weapon & firearm licensees who are designated by school principals & district school superintendents; provides requirements for designees; requires district school boards to formulate & prescribe policies & procedures for active shooter & hostage situations; requires that active shooter training for each school be conducted by law enforcement agency designated as first responders to school's campus; requires district school boards & private school principals & governing boards allow campus tours by such agency; permits district school boards to commission one or more school safety officers on each school's campus; requires district school superintendents to provide recommendations on school safety & security to law enforcement agencies.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: Died in PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7026 (Ch. 2018-3) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1236 Subject: School Safety Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 7101 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7026 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/25/2018 7:54:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/23/2018 10:54:17 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7026 (Ch. 2018-3) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2018 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2018 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/24/2018 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/22/2018 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/09/2017 - 10:51 AM Member: Rommel Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
435.04 CS/CS/HB 597, CS/CS/SB 622, CS/CS/HB 1079*, CS/SB 1214, SB 1236, CS/HB 7017
790.115 HB 113, SB 240, SB 274, SB 1236
790.251 SB 1236
921.0022 CS/SB 8, CS/CS/HB 21, HB 101, CS/CS/CS/HB 165, SB 178, HB 209, HB 211, CS/CS/SB 310, CS/CS/HB 459, CS/HB 473, SB 490, SB 546, CS/SB 570, SB 588, CS/CS/HB 713, HB 719, HB 733, SB 742, CS/HB 833, CS/SB 928, SB 952, SB 956, SB 1040, SB 1102, HB 1159, CS/SB 1214, CS/CS/SB 1218, CS/CS/SB 1220, SB 1236, CS/CS/SB 1576, SB 1688, CS/SB 1886, CS/HB 7017, CS/SB 7026, HB 7089
1006.07 SB 496, HB 563, HB 777, SB 1236, HB 1255, CS/CS/SB 1548*, SB 1616, SB 1626, CS/SB 7026, CS/HB 7055*, HB 7101
1006.12 CS/CS/HB 947, SB 1236, HB 1255, SB 1626, SB 1700, SB 1940, CS/SB 7026, HB 7101, HB 7103
1012.315 CS/HB 495, HB 777, CS/SB 1214, SB 1236, CS/CS/HB 1391, CS/CS/SB 1548, CS/SB 1756, SB 1848, HB 6051, CS/HB 7017, CS/HB 7055

(*) Not the latest version