FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1072

                                  C 219 L 89

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

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

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. Illegal possession of a weapon is a ground for expulsion from school.  An exception from the prohibitions on weapons is provided for firearm or airgun competitions.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 93   2

      Senate    43     0 (Senate amended)

      Senate    96     0 (House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989