2002 House Bill 6337 ↩

Senate Roll Call 1029: Passed

To revise the “carry concealed weapon” (CCW) law to allow permit holders to carry in a restaurant where less than half the sales are alcohol, and in parking lots of schools, churches, day care centers, hospitals and major entertainment venues. The bill would require a county gun board, upon request of the permit applicant, to review medical records in closed session, with the proceedings exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act. CCW license fees would be increased, but the permit would be good for five years rather than three years. The bill would delete the CCW prohibition for persons who have been convicted of certain misdemeanors; make slight revisions to the training requirements; make courtrooms a "no carry zone”; generally reduce the penalties for certain license violations; and extend the list of law enforcement personnel and auxiliaries exempt from the CCW requirements and "no carry zone" provisions.