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CS/CS/HB 493: Carrying a Concealed Weapon or Concealed Firearm

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Albritton ; Baxley ; Combee ; Drake ; Eagle ; Eisnaugle ; Fant ; Gaetz ; Harrell ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Perry ; Renner ; Steube ; Stevenson ; Van Zant

Carrying a Concealed Weapon or Concealed Firearm; Provides exemption from criminal penalties for carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm while in act of evacuating pursuant to mandatory evacuation order during declared state of emergency.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/8/2015 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44) -HJ 464
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2015 House • Filed
2/5/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 42
3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 42
3/4/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 172
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 169
3/5/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 181
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 181
3/9/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/11/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/11/2015 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 224
3/12/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 220
3/13/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 228
4/6/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
4/8/2015 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 290 -HJ 464
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44) -HJ 464