Bill Summary for H 110 (2019-2020)

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Feb 19 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 110 (Public) Filed Tuesday, February 19, 2019
AN ACT TO ENACT THE RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY SECURITY AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.
Intro. by R. Turner.

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Amends GS 14-269.2, which prohibits weapons on campus or other educational property, with listed exceptions. Adds a new subsection providing that the statute does not apply to a person with valid concealed handgun permit, or a person who is exempt from obtaining a permit, if: (1) the person possesses and carries a handgun on educational property other than an institution of higher education or a nonpublic, postsecondary educational institution; (2) the educational property is the location of both a school and a building that is a place of religious worship; (3) the weapon is a handgun; and (4) the handgun is only possessed and carried on educational property outside of the school operating hours. Specifies for these purposes, property owned by a local board of education or county commission must not be construed as a building that is a place of religious worship.  Makes conforming changes to GS 14-415.11. Amends GS 14-269.2 by defining school operating hours. Effective December 1, 2019.