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HB498

School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household.

Status:
Passed

Chief Patron:
Laura Jane Cohen (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of firearms in the household.

Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household, risks associated with improperly stored firearms, statistics relating to firearm-related accidents, injuries, and death among youth, and other tips and strategies. The bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to SB 225. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104999D
  • 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/16/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB498)
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  • 01/23/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
  • 01/24/2024 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB498E
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24104999D-E
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/31/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/31/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB498E)
  • 02/15/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
  • 02/16/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/22/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB498ER)
  • 02/22/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB498ER)
  • 02/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
  • 03/01/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
  • 03/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 03/09/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/09/2024 - House: Passed by until Reconvene, Wednesday, April 17, 2024
  • 04/17/2024 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation paragraph #2 (0-Y 100-N)
  • 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
  • 04/17/2024 - House: paragraph #3 ruled not germane
  • 04/17/2024 - House: Communicated to Governor
  • 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024

Full text and vote history:

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