A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that a legislator or a legislative employee who has a valid concealed handgun permit may carry a handgun on the premises of the state legislative buildings and grounds.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 120‑32.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c2)	No rule adopted under this section shall prohibit a legislator or legislative employee who has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24, from carrying a concealed handgun on the premises of the State legislative buildings and grounds. The Legislative Services Commission may adopt a rule requiring a legislator or legislative employee to provide notice to the Chief of the General Assembly Special Police, or the Chief's designee, before carrying the handgun on the premises of the State legislative buildings and grounds; however, once initial notice is provided as required by this subsection no subsequent notification shall be required. The Legislative Services Commission may also adopt rules establishing a procedure for such notification."
SECTION 2.  G.S.  14‑415.11(c)(3) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Except as provided in G.S. 14‑415.27, a permit does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun in any of the following:
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(3)	In an area prohibited by rule adopted under G.S. 120‑32.1, except that a legislator or legislative employee who has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24, may carry a concealed handgun on the premises of the State legislative buildings and grounds as defined in G.S. 120‑32.1(d); provided he or she complies with any notice requirement adopted by the Legislative Service Commission."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.