HB0997ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 2/26/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 997

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 997 as follows:

on page 17, by replacing lines 18 through 20 with the following:

"(4) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any establishment that dispenses alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, or any adjacent property or parking lot area under control of or owned by the establishment where carry is prohibited under this Section."; and

on page 17, by replacing lines 25 through line 16 on page 18 with the following:

"(7) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any preschool, elementary school, or secondary school or any portion of any school building thereof; or any school property surrounding a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school building, including but not limited to sidewalks and parking lot areas adjacent to or near preschool, elementary school, or secondary school property.

(8) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any portion of a building used as a child care facility, or any adjacent property or parking lot area under control of or owned by a child care facility. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the owner or operator of a child care facility in a family home from owning or possessing a firearm or license, so long as the firearm is stored unloaded in a locked container.

(9) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any gaming facility or any adjacent property or parking lot area under control of or owned by a gaming facility licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act or the Horse Racing Act of 1975. No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment licensed under the Video Gaming Act or any adjacent property or parking lot area under the control of or owned by a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment licensed under the Video Gaming Act.

(10) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any gated area of an amusement park, or any adjacent property or parking lot area under control of or owned by an amusement park.

(11) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any stadium, arena, or collegiate or professional sporting event, or any adjacent property or parking lot area under the control of or owned by a facility where carry is prohibited under this Section.

(12) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any hospital or mental health facility, or onto any adjacent property or parking lot area under the control of or owned by a hospital or mental health facility."; and

on page 18, by replacing lines 23 through 26 with the following:

"(14) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any library, or onto any adjacent property or parking lot area under the control of or owned by a library."; and

on page 19, by inserting after line 5 the following:

"(17) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any organized public gathering, including street fairs, festivals, farmer's markets, carnivals, concerts, protests, parades, or other temporary special events, conducted primarily outdoors on property open to the public, and that requires the issuance of a permit from the municipality or county where it occurs, unless the municipality or county specifically authorizes persons to carry concealed firearms at the event. The prohibitions in this Section extend to any adjacent property or parking lot area used in connection with a prohibited public gathering. No person may knowingly carry a firearm at an organized protest or rally with 10 or more persons located within 500 feet of a governmental building.

(18) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any church, temple, or other place of worship, and any adjacent property or parking lot area owned by or under the control of a church, temple, or other place of worship, unless authorized to carry the firearm by the church, temple, or other place of worship.

(19) No person may knowingly carry a firearm on buses, trains, or any form of transportation paid for in part or whole with public funds, and any transportation facility and the surrounding premises under its control.

(20) No person may carry a firearm into a public park, playground, or recreational area including parking lots of the park, playground, or recreational area.

(21) No person may knowingly carry a firearm into any public or private zoo or museum open to the public, or any adjacent property or parking lot area under control of or owned by the zoo or museum."; and

on page 19, by deleting lines 12 through line 8 on page 20; and

on page 20, by deleting lines 13 through 21.