Bill Summary for S 280 (2025-2026)

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Apr 30 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
Senate Bill 280 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 12, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY CARRY CERTAIN WEAPONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE LOCATION OF BOTH A SCHOOL AND A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP WHEN ATTENDING WORSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER SACERDOTAL FUNCTIONS AT THE PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
Intro. by Jarvis, B. Newton, Overcash.

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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Deletes proposed GS 14-269.2(g)(9) to except persons in a place of religious worship located on educational property owned, used, or operated by the membership of the place of religious worship from the statute's provisions concerning weapons on educational property so long as the person is attending worship services or sacerdotal functions. Instead amends subsection (k1), which exempts from the statute's provisions persons who have a concealed handgun permit, or are exempt from obtaining a permit, and who meet five criteria. Expands the fourth criteria for the exemption under subsection (k)(1) to require that the person's possession and carrying on education property be, at any time, in a building that is a place of religious worship while the person is attending worship services or other sacerdotal functions in the building as an alternative to the existing qualification that the possession and carrying on education property be outside of school operating hours. Defines attending.