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Committee considers bill allowing 30‑06 signage to be admitted as evidence in civil suits against businesses
Summary
Senate Bill 82 (committee substitute) would allow a business’s decision to post or not post a 30‑06/30‑07 firearms sign to be admissible evidence in civil cases alleging serious bodily injury or death from criminal acts on the premises; supporters and gun‑rights groups testified and the bill was left pending.
The Committee on State Affairs reviewed a committee substitute for Senate Bill 82, which would create an evidentiary rule in civil lawsuits involving serious bodily injury or death arising from criminal acts on business premises.
Senator Hall, the bill’s author, said the substitute “provides liability protection for businesses that recognize the right of individuals to protect themselves,” and explained the change would allow a business’s decision not to post a 30‑06 or 30‑07 sign to be admissible as evidence in civil trials. Under the substitute, the fact that a business prohibited lawful handgun carry by posting such a…
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