Committee sends Senate Bill 1105 to floor to use license-plate funds for K‑12 firearms training

A legislative committee voted to send Senate Bill 1105 as amended to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after Representative Judy Boyle, District 9, presented the bill and answered questions about funding and oversight.

The bill would direct money from a specialty license‑plate fund to schools that choose to provide in‑person firearms training for kindergarten through 12th grade. "This will be in person classes for these firearm classes," Representative Judy Boyle said, adding that the license‑plate money "will go to schools who are going to do firearms training kindergarten through 12." Boyle also said the bill creates a volunteer committee to manage distribution of the funds and that legislators named in the bill would not be paid.

Why it matters: SB 1105 would create a new use of a license‑plate revenue stream for firearms education in public schools and set up a seven‑member volunteer oversight committee appointed by the attorney general to manage grants and spending authority.

During the committee discussion Representative Petzke questioned an element in the Department of Education's budget request tied to the fund. "There is a request in the Department of Ed's budget for, I believe, 35,000 ish dollars from this license plate fund to pay somebody to figure out where these grants are going," Petzke said, noting skepticism because the specialty plate had not yet generated revenue. Petzke asked whether the committee was creating an unpaid volunteer body or authorizing spending; members clarified that the bill creates an unpaid committee, while separate budget language would provide spending authority if funds become available.

Representative Monks moved to send SB 1105 as amended to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The motion carried on a voice vote; committee members signified approval by saying "aye" and no opposition was voiced. Representative Boyle was identified as the member who will carry the bill on the floor.

Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes for March 4, 2025 — Motion to approve minutes carried by voice vote; "aye"s recorded, no opposition spoken on the record. - Senate Bill 1105 (as amended) — Motion to send to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation moved by Representative Monks; carried by voice vote with no opposition spoken on the record.

The committee did not specify a timeline for floor consideration beyond assigning Representative Boyle to carry the measure. No dollar totals in the bill text for grant distributions were specified during the presentation.