Bill > HB2564

This bill modifies the Business and Public Area Liability Protection Act to expand firearm carrying rights in state and municipal buildings. The bill introduces new definitions like "adequate security measures," which means using electronic equipment and armed personnel (such as metal detectors) at public entrances to detect and restrict weapons. The key provisions allow legally qualified individuals to carry handguns or deadly weapons in public areas of state or municipal buildings only if those buildings lack adequate security measures. Public employers cannot prohibit employees from carrying weapons at their workplace or while performing job duties outside the office, provided the employee is legally qualified to carry a firearm. The bill also specifies that no public employer can restrict an employee's right to carry a weapon in a vehicle or take adverse employment action based on firearm possession. Additionally, the bill provides legal protections for public employers, including immunity from civil liability related to firearm possession and the ability for the Attorney General or aggrieved individuals to seek enforcement through injunctions or civil penalties. The overall intent is to remove prohibitions on gun carrying in public buildings with insufficient security, giving more latitude to legally qualified individuals to carry firearms.

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