File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 129/96 - JPR
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Hollinger, Blount, Collins, Della, Forehand, Hoffman, Kelley,
Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Weapons-Free School Zone
 
Expanding a prohibition against carrying or possessing deadly weapons
on public school property to prohibit a person from carrying or
possessing a firearm, knife, or other deadly weapon on or within 1,000
feet of the property or on a school vehicle; allowing county school
boards to post specified signs; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/17
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 
House Action
- No Action
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
 - Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 - Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
 - Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
 - EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
 - EVIDENCE
 - GUNS -see also- HUNTING
 - HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.
 - PENALTIES
 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 - RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
 - SCHOOL BUSES
 - SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
 - STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
 - WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
 - ZONING AND PLANNING
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 36A ,
 36B 
)
 -   Education
 - (
 4-124 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF)