HB 1509 (2007) -  School Safety

General Bill by Poppell
School Safety: Prohibits possession of common pocketknives on school property or other specified locations; provides exceptions; 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; requires development of policies to allow parents or guardians to claim confiscated prohibited items.
Effective Date: July 1, 2007.
Last Event: Died in Committee on K-12 on Friday, May 4, 2007 4:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2904 Subject: School Safety/Weapons [SPCC] Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 2758 Subject: School Safety/Pocketknives [SPCC] Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on K-12 Time: 05/04/2007 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Committee on K-12 Version:
Event: H Now in Committee on K-12 Time: 03/16/2007 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Committee on K-12 Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on K-12 by Schools & Learning Council Time: 03/16/2007 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Committee on K-12 Version: __
Event: H Now in Schools & Learning Council Time: 03/12/2007 - 8:58 PM Member: Committee: Schools & Learning Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Schools & Learning Council Time: 03/12/2007 - 8:58 PM Member: Committee: Schools & Learning Council Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/06/2007 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/05/2007 - 5:36 PM Member: Poppell Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
435.04 CS/HB 71, CS/HB 339, CS/HB 1363, HB 7003
790.115
921.0022 HB 21, CS/HB 71, HB 149, CS/HB 339, HB 413, CS/HB 449, CS/HB 573, CS/CS/HB 665, HB 735, CS/HB 807, CS/HB 879, HB 963, CS/HB 1169, CS/CS/HB 1231, CS/HB 1363, CS/HB 1441, HB 1475, HB 7003
1006.13 HB 1345, SB 2632, SB 2904