Bill Sponsors: IN SB0226 | 2016 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Correctional officers and possession of handguns. Allows an employee of a penal facility: (1) who is a correctional officer; and (2) whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained in the penal facility; to possess not more than one handgun in the correctional officer's vehicle while the vehicle is on the property of the penal facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SB0226 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SB0226 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Doug Eckerty [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-026 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Senator James Tomes [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-049 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Representative Kevin Mahan [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
