Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0588.01 Conrad Imel x2313
HOUSE BILL 22-1106
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING ALLOWING CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT HOLDERS TO101
CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS .102
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://leg.colorado.gov
.)
With certain exceptions, current law prohibits a concealed carry
permit holder from carrying a concealed handgun on public elementary,
middle, junior high, or high school grounds. The bill removes this
limitation. The bill prohibits a local government from prohibiting carrying
a concealed handgun on school grounds by a person who has a valid
concealed carry permit.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Neville,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-214, add2
(1)(c)(III); and repeal (3) as follows:3
18-12-214. Authority granted by permit - carrying restrictions4
- local authority. (1) (c) (III) N
OTWITHSTANDING THE AUTHORITY5
GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(c)(I) OF THIS SECTION, A LOCAL6
GOVERNMENT MAY NOT PROHIBIT A PERSON WHO HOLDS A VALID PERMIT7
TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN , INCLUDING A VALID TEMPORARY8
EMERGENCY PERMIT, FROM CARRYING A CONCEALED HANDGUN ONTO THE9
REAL PROPERTY, OR INTO ANY IMPROVEMENTS ERECTED THEREON , OF A10
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, OR HIGH SCHOOL.11
(3) A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not authorize a
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person to carry a concealed handgun onto the real property, or into any13
improvements erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle, junior14
high, or high school; except that:15
(a) A permittee may have a handgun on the real property of the16
public school so long as the handgun remains in his or her vehicle and, if17
the permittee is not in the vehicle, the handgun is in a compartment within18
the vehicle and the vehicle is locked;19
(b) A permittee who is employed or retained by contract by a20
school district or charter school as a school security officer may carry a21
concealed handgun onto the real property, or into any improvement22
erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high23
school while the permittee is on duty;24
(c) A permittee may carry a concealed handgun on undeveloped25
real property owned by a school district that is used for hunting or other26
HB22-1106-2- shooting sports.1
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-105.5, amend2
(3) introductory portion and (3)(d.5); and repeal (3)(d) as follows:3
18-12-105.5. Unlawfully carrying a weapon - unlawful4
possession of weapons - school, college, or university grounds. (3) It5
shall not be IS NOT an offense under this section if:6
(d) The person, at the time of carrying a concealed weapon, held7
a valid written permit to carry a concealed weapon issued pursuant to8
section 18-12-105.1, as said section existed prior to its repeal; except that9
it shall be an offense under this section if the person was carrying a10
concealed handgun in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-21411
(3); or12
(d.5) The weapon involved was a handgun and the person held a13
valid permit to carry a concealed handgun or a temporary emergency14
permit issued pursuant to part 2 of this article; except that it shall be an15
offense under this section if the person was carrying a concealed handgun16
in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-214 (3) ARTICLE 12; or17
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,18
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate19
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.20
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