Revision: May 24, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
HB 564 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2019 SESSION
19-0487
06/04
HOUSE BILL 564
AN ACT relative to possession of firearms on school property.
SPONSORS: Rep. Heath, Hills. 14; Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 18; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Rep. Eisner, Rock. 6; Rep. Rodd, Merr. 6
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits school districts to adopt a policy regulating the possession of firearms on school property.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Feb2019... 0532h
4Apr2019... 1239h
05/23/2019 2247s 19-0487
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to possession of firearms on school property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Possession of Firearms on School Property. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 72 the following new subdivision:
Possession of Firearms on School Property
189:73 Possession of Firearms on School Property. The school board of every district may develop and adopt a policy regulating the possession of firearms on public school property, including, but not limited to, prohibiting any person from knowingly possessing a firearm on public school property, including buildings, grounds, school buses, and vans. The process of adopting such a policy shall involve at least one public hearing, noticed in the usual course, which shall also include written notice designed to reach the general student population for purposes of soliciting their input and participation.
189:74 Penalty. Any person who violates a policy adopted under RSA 189:73 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.