Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 2 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1141

BY: Representative Gunn

     AMEND after line 60 by inserting the following as new Section 2 and renumbering the succeeding section:

     SECTION 2.  (1)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.

     (2)  A private employer may prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a firearm in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees if:

          (a)  The parking lot, garage, or other area is completely surrounded by a gate and is not open to the public; and

          (b)  Ingress to and egress from the parking lot, garage, or other area is monitored by security personnel.

     (3)  A public or private employer is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an occurrence involving the transportation, storage or possession of a firearm under this section.

     (4)  This section does not authorize a person to transport or store a firearm on any premises where the possession of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.

     AMEND FURTHER the title on line 3 by inserting the following after the semicolon:  "TO CLARIFY LIABILITIES OF EMPLOYERS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ON EMPLOYER'S PROPERTY;"