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Andrew Stoddard proposes the following substitute bill:
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3 LONG TITLE
Dangerous Weapons on Campus Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard
Senate Sponsor:
4 General Description:
5 This bill amends provisions related to dangerous weapons at certain campuses. 6 Highlighted Provisions:
7 This bill:
8 ▸ clarifies that an individual who has a concealed carry permit may not open carry a 9 dangerous weapon on the grounds of a daycare, a public or private elementary school or
10 secondary school, or an institution of higher education unless the individual is lawfully 11 responding to an active threat;
12 ▸ contains a coordination clause to coordinate technical changes between this bill and H.B. 13 84, Higher Education Dangerous Weapon Amendments; and
14 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. 15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 This bill provides a coordination clause. 19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 53-5a-102.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208
22 76-11-205, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 208 23 76-11-205.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208
24 76-11-206, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208 25 Utah Code Sections affected by Coordination Clause:
26 53-5a-102.2 (05/06/26), as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208 27
28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 53-5a-102.2 is amended to read:
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30 53-5a-102.2 . Open and concealed carry of a firearm outside of an individual's 31 residence.
32 (1) To effectuate the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Utah
33 Constitution, Article I, Section 6, that prohibit the infringement of the right of the people 34 of Utah to keep and bear arms for security and defense of self, family, others, property, 35 or the state, as well as for other lawful purposes, and consistent with the Legislature's
36 ability to define the lawful use of arms:
37 (a) subject to Subsections (2)(a) and (b), an individual 18 years old or older but younger 38 than 21 years old without a provisional carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-305 39 may only carry in an open manner:
40 (i) an unloaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading rifle in a vehicle in which the 41 individual is lawfully present;
42 (ii) an unloaded or loaded handgun in a vehicle in which the individual is lawfully 43 present; and
44 (iii) an unloaded firearm that the individual may otherwise lawfully carry, on a public 45 street;
46 (b) subject to Subsections (2)(a) and (b), an individual 21 years old or older may open or 47 conceal carry, without a conceal carry permit:
48 (i) an unloaded or loaded firearm: 49 (A) on a public street; or
50 (B) in any other place not prohibited by, or pursuant to, state statute or federal law; 51 (ii) an unloaded or loaded handgun in a vehicle in which the individual is lawfully
52 present; and
53 (iii) an unloaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading rifle in a vehicle in which the 54 individual is lawfully present; and
55 (c) subject to Subsections (2)(c) and (d), an individual 18 years old or older with a
56 concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-303, a temporary concealed carry 57 permit issued under Section 53-5a-304, a provisional concealed carry permit issued 58 under Section 53-5a-305, or a concealed carry permit lawfully issued by or in another 59 state, may open or conceal carry a loaded or unloaded firearm:
60 (i) in a vehicle in which the individual is lawfully present; 61 (ii) on a public street; or
62 (iii) in any other place not prohibited by, or pursuant to, state statute or federal law. 63 (2)(a) An individual openly carrying a firearm under Subsection (1)(a) or (b) without a
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64 concealed carry permit may not carry the firearm:
65 (i) in a secure area established in accordance with Section 76-8-311.1 in which 66 dangerous weapons are prohibited and notice of the prohibition is posted;
67 (ii) on or about the premises of a public or private elementary school or secondary 68 school as described in Section 76-11-205;
69 (iii) on or about the premises of an institution of higher education as described in 70 Section 76-11-205.5;
71 (iv) on or about the premises of a daycare as described in Section 76-11-206; 72 (v) in an airport secure area as described in Section 76-11-218;
73 (vi) in a house of worship or in any private residence where dangerous weapons are 74 prohibited as described in Section 76-11-219; or
75 (vii) in any other place prohibited by, or pursuant to, another state statute or federal 76 law.
77 (b) An individual 21 years old or older concealing a firearm without a concealed carry 78 permit under Subsection (1)(b) may not carry the firearm:
79 (i) in a secure area established in accordance with Section 76-8-311.1 in which 80 dangerous weapons are prohibited and notice of the prohibition is posted; 81 (ii) on or about the school premises of a public or private elementary school or 82 secondary school as described in Section 76-11-205;
83 (iii) on or about the premises of an institution of higher education as described in 84 Section 76-11-205.5;
85 (iv) on or about a daycare premises as described in Section 76-11-206; 86 (v) in an airport secure area as described in Section 76-11-218;
87 (vi) in a house of worship or in any private residence where dangerous weapons are 88 prohibited as described in Section 76-11-219; or
89 (vii) in any other place prohibited by, or pursuant to, another state statute or federal 90 law.
91 (c) Subject to Subsection (2)(d), an individual with a concealed carry permit under 92 Subsection (1)(c) may not:[ ]
93 (i) carry the firearm in any manner:
94 [(i)]
(A)
in
a secure
area established
in accordance with Section
76-8-311.1 in
95 which
dangerous
weapons
are prohibited and notice of the prohibition posted;
96
[(ii)]
(B)
in
an airport secure
area as
described
in Section
76-11-218;
97 [(iii)]
(C)
in
a house
of worship
or in any private residence
where dangerous
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98 weapons are prohibited as described in Section 76-11-219; or
99 [(iv)]
(D)
in
any other place prohibited by, or pursuant
to, another state
statute
or
100
federal
law[.]
;
or
101 (ii) openly carry the firearm, unless lawfully responding to an active threat in 102 accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 76-2-407:
103 (A) on or about the premises of a public or private elementary school or secondary 104 school as described in Section 76-11-205;
105 (B) on or about the premises of an institution of higher education as described in 106 Section 76-11-205.5; or
107 (C)
on
or about the premises
of a daycare as
described
in Section
76-11-206.
108
(d)
In
addition to the [locations]
restrictions
described
in Subsection
(2)(c):
109 (i) an individual 18 years old but younger than 21 years old with a provisional
110 concealed carry permit under Section 53-5a-304 may not carry the firearm in any 111 manner on or about the premises of a public or private elementary school or
112 secondary school as described in Section 76-11-205; and
113 (ii) an individual concealing a firearm only with a concealed carry permit lawfully 114 issued by or in another state may not carry the firearm in any manner:
115 (A) on or about the premises of a public or private elementary school or secondary 116 school as described in Section 76-11-205;
117 (B) on or about the premises of an institution of higher education as described in 118 Section 76-11-205.5; or
119 (C) on or about the premises of a daycare as described in Section 76-11-206. 120 (3) This section does not prohibit:
121 (a) the owner or lawful possessor of a vehicle from prohibiting another individual from 122 carrying a firearm in the owner or lawful possessor's vehicle; or
123 (b) except as provided in Section 53-5a-102.3, the owner or lawful lessee of private real 124 property from prohibiting another individual from possessing a firearm on the
125 property.
126 (4) An individual is lawfully present in a vehicle while carrying a firearm under this section 127 if:
128 (a) the vehicle is in the lawful possession of the individual; or
129 (b) the individual has the consent of the person lawfully in possession of the vehicle to 130 carry the firearm in the vehicle.
131 Section 2. Section 76-11-205 is amended to read:
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132 76-11-205 . Carrying a dangerous weapon at an elementary school or secondary 133 school.
134 (1)(a) As used in this section, "on or about school premises" means:
135 (i) in a public or private elementary school or secondary school; or 136 (ii) on the grounds of a private elementary school or secondary school.
137 (b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this 138 section.
139 (2) An actor commits carrying a dangerous weapon at an elementary school or secondary 140 school if the actor:
141 (a) is not an individual listed in Subsection (4);
142 (b) carries a dangerous weapon on or about school premises; and
143 (c) knows or reasonably believes that the actor is on or about school premises at the time 144 the actor carries the dangerous weapon.
145 (3)(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 146 carried by the actor is not a firearm.
147 (b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 148 carried by the actor is a firearm.
149 (4) This section does not apply if:
150 (a) the actor is an individual exempt from certain weapons laws as described in Section 151 53-5a-108;
152 (b) the actor is 21 years old or older and has a concealed carry permit as described in 153 Section 53-5a-303 and is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed 154 manner unless lawfully responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 155 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 76-2-407;
156 (c) the actor is 21 years old or older and has a temporary concealed carry permit issued 157 under Section 53-5a-305 and is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed 158 manner unless lawfully responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 159 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 76-2-407;
160 (d) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon at the actor's place of residence or on the 161 actor's real property;
162 (e) the possession of the dangerous weapon is approved by the responsible school 163 administrator;
164 (f) the dangerous weapon is present or to be used in connection with a lawful, approved 165 activity and is in the possession or under the control of the actor responsible for the
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166 dangerous weapon's possession or use;
167 (g) the actor is an armed school security guard as described in Section 53G-8-704; or 168 (h) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon in a vehicle lawfully under the actor's 169 control, not including a vehicle owned by the school or used by the school to
170 transport students. 171 (5) This section does not:
172 (a) prohibit prosecution of another criminal offense that may occur on or about school 173 premises; or
174 (b) prevent an actor from securely storing a firearm on the grounds of a school if the 175 actor:
176 (i) participates in:
177 (A) the school guardian program created in Section 53-22-105; or
178 (B) the Educator-Protector Program created in Section 53-22-107; and
179 (ii) complies with the requirements for securely storing the firearm described in 180 Subsection 53-22-107(5)(a).
181 Section 3. Section 76-11-205.5 is amended to read:
182 76-11-205.5 . Carrying a dangerous weapon at an institution of higher education. 183 (1) As used in this section, "on or about school premises" means:
184 (a) in a public or private institution of higher education; or
185 (b) on the grounds of a public or private institution of higher education.
186 (2) An actor commits carrying a dangerous weapon at an institution of higher education if 187 the actor:
188 (a) is not an individual listed in Subsection (4);
189 (b) carries a dangerous weapon on or about school premises; and
190 (c) knows or reasonably believes that the actor is on or about school premises at the time 191 the actor carries the dangerous weapon.
192 (3)(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 193 carried by the actor is not a firearm.
194 (b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 195 carried by the actor is a firearm.
196 (4) This section does not apply if:
197 (a) the actor is an individual exempt from certain weapons laws as described in Section 198 53-5a-108;
199 (b) the actor has a concealed carry permit as described in Section 53-5a-303 and is
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200 carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully 201 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 202 76-2-407;
203 (c) the actor has a provisional concealed carry permit as described in Section 53-5a-304 204 and is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully 205 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 206 76-2-407;
207 (d) the actor has a temporary concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-305 and 208 is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully
209 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 210 76-2-407;
211 (e) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon at the actor's place of residence or on the 212 actor's real property;
213 (f) the possession of the dangerous weapon is approved by the responsible school 214 administrator;
215 (g) the dangerous weapon is present or to be used in connection with a lawful, approved 216 activity and is in the possession or under the control of the actor responsible for the 217 dangerous weapon's possession or use; or
218 (h) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon in a vehicle lawfully under the actor's 219 control, not including a vehicle owned by the school or used by the school to 220 transport students.
221 (5) This section does not prohibit prosecution of another criminal offense that may occur on 222 or about school premises.
223 Section 4. Section 76-11-206 is amended to read:
224 76-11-206 . Carrying a dangerous weapon at a daycare. 225 (1)(a) As used in this section:
226 (i) "Daycare" means a preschool or child care center. 227 (ii) "On or about daycare premises" means:
228 (A) inside the building where a daycare is being held, if the entire building is 229 being used for the operation of the daycare; or
230 (B) if only a portion of a building is being used to operate a daycare, in the room 231 or rooms where the daycare operation is being held.
232 (b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this 233 section.
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234 (2) An actor commits carrying a dangerous weapon at a daycare if the actor: 235 (a) is not an individual listed in Subsection (4);
236 (b) carries a dangerous weapon on or about daycare premises; and
237 (c) has reasonable cause to believe that the actor is on or about daycare premises at the 238 time the actor carried the dangerous weapon.
239 (3)(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 240 carried by the actor is not a firearm.
241 (b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon 242 carried by the actor is a firearm.
243 (4) This section does not apply if:
244 (a) the actor is an individual exempted from certain weapons laws as described in 245 Section 53-5a-108;
246 (b) the actor has a concealed carry permit as described in Section 53-5a-303 and is 247 carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully 248 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 249 76-2-407;
250 (c) the actor has a provisional concealed carry permit as described in Section 53-5a-304 251 and is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully 252 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 253 76-2-407;
254 (d) the actor has a temporary concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-305 and 255 is carrying the actor's dangerous weapon in a concealed manner unless lawfully
256 responding to an active threat in accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 257 76-2-407;
258 (e) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon at the actor's place of residence or on the 259 actor's real property;
260 (f) the actor's carrying of the dangerous weapon is approved by the responsible daycare 261 administrator;
262 (g) the dangerous weapon is present or to be used in connection with a lawful, approved 263 activity and is in the possession or under the control of the actor responsible for the 264 dangerous weapon's possession or use; or
265 (h) the actor is carrying the dangerous weapon in a vehicle lawfully under the actor's 266 control, not including a vehicle owned by the daycare or used by the daycare to 267 transport minors enrolled in the daycare.
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268 (5) This section does not prohibit the prosecution of another criminal offense that may 269 occur on or about daycare premises.
270 Section 5. Effective Date.
271 This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.
272 Section 6. Coordinating H.B. 180 with H.B. 84.
273 If H.B. 180, Dangerous Weapons on Campus Amendments, and H.B. 84, Higher
274 Education Dangerous Weapon Amendments, both pass and become law, the Legislature 275 intends that, on May 6, 2026, Subsection 53-5a-102.2(2)(c)(ii), enacted in H.B. 180, be 276 amended to read:
277 "(ii) openly carry the firearm, unless lawfully responding to an active threat in 278 accordance with Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 76-2-407:
279 (A) on or about the premises of a public or private elementary school or secondary 280 school as described in Section 76-11-205; or
281 (B) on or about the premises of a daycare as described in Section 76-11-206.".
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