SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 1072

BYRepresentatives Rasmussen, Dorn, Brumsickle, Betrozoff, Rayburn, Fuhrman, Peery, Pruitt, Walker, Valle, Spanel, R. Meyers, Prentice, Kremen, Rust, Wineberry, Heavey, Rector, Morris, Patrick, Leonard, Basich, Wang, Winsley, P. King, Bowman, G. Fisher, K. Wilson, Miller, Wolfe, Nealey, Brough, Crane, Walk, Schoon, Todd, Phillips and Anderson

Prohibiting air guns on school premises.

House Committe on Judiciary

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 22, 1989; March 23, 1989

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Bender, Craswell, Fleming, Gaspard, Metcalf, Murray, Rinehart.

Senate Staff:Leslie Goldstein (786-7424)

                  March 23, 1989

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 23, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Current law makes it a gross misdemeanor for a student under the age of 21 to carry certain weapons onto public or private school premises.  The prohibited weapons include firearms, switch-blade knives, brass knuckles, nun-chu-ka sticks, and throwing stars.

Exceptions to the prohibition are allowed for private military academy students, martial arts students, firearm safety class students and students engaged in military activities sponsored by the government. 

SUMMARY:

Air guns are added to the list of weapons that students may not take onto school premises.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: FOR:  Representative Marilyn Rasmussen; Representative Randy Dorn; Karma Anger Ferrucci, PTSA; John Kvamme, Tacoma Public Schools