CCW: LOCAL CORRECTIONS OFFICER H.B. 6394 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 6394 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Rick Jones
House Committee: Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judiciary
Date Completed: 12-5-06
CONTENT
The bill would amend the handgun licensure Act to exclude both of the following from the Act's requirements for obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol:
-- A person regularly employed as a local corrections officer by a county sheriff, who was trained in the use of force and was authorized in writing by the county sheriff to carry a concealed pistol during the performance of his or her duties.
-- A person regularly employed in a city jail or lockup who had custody of people detained or incarcerated in the jail or lockup, was trained in the use of force, and was authorized in writing by the chief of police or the county sheriff to carry a concealed pistol during the performance of his or her duties.
Currently, the Act's licensure requirements do not apply to certain people, including a peace officer; certain military personnel, while carrying a concealed pistol in the line of duty; and a person regularly employed by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and authorized in writing by the DOC Director to carry a concealed pistol during the performance of his or her duties or while going to or returning from his or her duties. The bill would add those described above to the list of individuals exempt from the licensure requirements.
"Local corrections officer" would mean that term as defined in the Local Corrections Officers Training Act, i.e., any person employed by a county sheriff in a local correctional facility as a corrections officer or that person's supervisor or administrator (MCL 791.532).
MCL 28.432a Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on local government. To the extent that the bill would result in greater security of inmates or detainees of local units of government, local units would incur decreased costs of incarceration.
Fiscal Analyst: Lindsay Hollander
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb6394/0506