SS/SCS/HB 170 - This act creates the "Business Premises Safety Act." The act provides that business owners or operators shall not restrict any person from lawfully possessing a firearm in a motor vehicle, except for a motor vehicle owned or leased by such business. This act also provides that business owners or operators have no duty to guard against the criminal acts of a third party, unless they know or have reason to know that the criminal acts are occurring or are about to occur on the premises, or if the same criminal acts have occurred on the premises within the prior 24 months.
A business also has no duty to implement security measures for the protection of its customers, but shall determine if such measures shall be implemented by considering the magnitude of the burden to the business and the foreseeability of the injury to be prevented. If past criminal activities have occurred, evidence of remedial action shall be inadmissible to show prior negligence.
Business owners or operators shall not be liable for injury or damage resulting from compliance with the provisions of this act requiring them to allow individuals to possess firearms in motor vehicles.
Currently, an individual must be twenty-three years of age to be eligible to apply for a concealed carry endorsement. Under this act, a person must be twenty-one years of age.
This act is similar to SB 3 (2009), HB 1383 (2008), HB 668 (2009), and SB 1286 (2008).
EMILY KALMER