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Senate amends firearm‑related bill to define Olympic venues and clarify apartment notice rights, bill passes to House
Summary
After floor amendments clarifying Olympic venue scope and renters' rights regarding firearms in apartments, the Senate passed the amended substitute for SB122 and sent it to the House (21–4–4 recorded vote).
Senator Wadhams offered floor amendments to the second substitute of Senate Bill 122 to clarify that specified Olympic venues would be limited to areas with secure perimeters and controlled access, and to add language clarifying renters' rights to give notice about firearms in apartment units.
Sponsor Wadhams said the amendments were requested to address public confusion and to ensure the commander would not designate overly broad areas as restricted. He also said the bill (as amended) had the backing of the NRA and had been endorsed by the USSC Board. The amendments specify that Olympic venues are places where spectators view events within a secure perimeter and where designated media and athlete housing might be located.
The floor placed the amendments and then, by suspension of rules and a reconducted roll call, recorded final passage for the amended bill. The clerk announced the tally on reconducted roll call as 21 ayes, 4 nays and 4 absent. The bill was transmitted to the House for consideration with the adopted amendments.
Floor records show the sponsor emphasized public‑safety and clarity concerns and that the amendments narrow prior language to reduce overbroad interpretations.
