2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 124

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 390
Sponsored By:
Senators Hoffman, Astle, Blount, Collins, Dorman, Green, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Prevention Education Program

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Education to establish policy and guidelines for firearms safety and accident prevention programs for students in kindergarten through grade 6 and for students in grade 7 through grade 12, to be implemented by each county board of education; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/24
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Economic and Environmental Affairs) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/23
Third Reading Passed (41-3)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (36-10)
Passed Enrolled
5/17
Governor vetoed - Policy
House Action
2/26
First Reading Ways and Means
3/14
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Floor Amendment (Delegate Moe) Rejected (46-78)
Motion Special Order 4/9 (Delegate Hutchins) Rejected (36-79)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (100-30)
Sponsored by:
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
GUNS
HUNTING -see also- TRAPPING
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
STUDENTS
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 2-205 , 7-411.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 294436/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 21, 2001   at: Noon     Status: Adopted
Number: 324739/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 21, 2001   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 085964/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 8:36 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 753626/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 9:41 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 23, 2001: Third Reading Passed (41-3)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (36-10)
House
April 3, 2001: Floor Amendment (Moe) {753626/1 Rejected (46-78)
April 3, 2001: Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Hutchins) Rejected (36-79)
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (100-30)