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Committee holds bill to clarify concealed‑carry rules at schools and daycares

House Public Utilities and Energy Standing Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Representative Stoddard told the House Public Utilities and Energy Committee HB180 would only clarify that people who may carry at daycares and K–12 schools must do so concealed; the committee voted to hold the bill to allow sponsors to address definitional gaps about after‑hours events and display exceptions.

Representative Trevor Stoddard told the House Public Utilities and Energy Standing Committee on Feb. 12 that HB180 (second substitute) does not change who may carry a firearm at daycares or K–12 schools but would clarify how a permitted person may carry on those premises.

"It does not change the law regarding concealed carry on daycare or K–12 schools," Stoddard said, adding the measure would specify that a person must carry concealed where code already requires a concealed‑carry permit.

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