Missouri HB 68: Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on the employer's premises

Bill Text

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 68
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
0540H.02C DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 290, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to firearms on
employer property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 290, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 290.148, to read as follows:
290.148. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no employer in this
2 state shall discharge or otherwise terminate the employment of any employee on the basis
3 of such employee having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on the employer's property
4 when the employee is arriving to or leaving from the employer's property for employment
5 purposes or when the employee is conducting activities within the course and scope of his
6 or her employment, provided that the employee's vehicle is locked and the firearm is not
7 visible. An employer shall not be civilly liable for any injuries or damages resulting from
8 the use of firearms that are stored in compliance with this section.
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EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.