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Senate adopts amendment protecting tenants' legal firearm possession, rolls Senate Bill 350 to next week
Summary
Senator Bailey's Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 350, which would bar landlords from restricting tenants' lawful possession or storage of firearms and authorize civil remedies for violations (with listed exceptions), was adopted; sponsor then asked to roll the bill to Monday for further consideration.
Senator Bailey offered and the Senate adopted Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 350, which, as explained on the floor, prohibits landlords from restricting tenants or their guests from legally possessing, carrying, transporting or storing firearms or ammunition in leased premises and allows a tenant adversely affected to seek declaratory and injunctive relief, actual and punitive damages, and recovery of attorney fees, with specific exceptions for state agencies and certain licensed or contracted facilities and school property.
Senator Bailey presented the amendment and moved its passage; the chamber adopted the amendment by voice vote. After adoption, Senator Harshbarger, sponsor of the bill, moved to roll Senate Bill 350 to Monday next; the presiding officer granted the request, and the bill will be considered at that later date.
The amendment text as read on the floor includes exceptions for premises leased to state agencies or departments and for facilities licensed or contracted with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and for public or private school property; it also applies prospectively only, according to the floor explanation.
The transcript records the amendment's key provisions and the procedural outcome (amendment adopted; bill rolled). The record does not include a detailed committee report within the floor discussion nor a roll-call vote breakdown for the amendment.
