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Idaho committee advances bill to preserve carry rights on publicly open government property
Summary
The House committee voted to send House Bill 376 to the floor after debate over whether the measure would roll back parts of a 2023 Idaho Supreme Court decision and how it would affect leased public venues and schools.
Representative Dale Hawkins introduced House Bill 376, saying the bill would ensure people may carry firearms on government-owned property that is "normally and habitually open to the public." "This the only thing we're changing here," Hawkins told the committee, pointing lawmakers to the bill text that he said clarifies when a temporary restriction should not alter a long-standing practice.
The bill was presented as a response to legal uncertainty after the Idaho Supreme Court case Herndon v. City of Sandpoint and later legislation. Hawkins said HB 376 would restore predictability by making clear that government property that is regularly open to the public remains open to lawful carry even when private events are…
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