Revised school shooter bill clears first House panel after campus carry dropped

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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A first-in-the-nation bill to devise a uniform anti-school shooter plan lost language Tuesday that would have allowed professors and teaching assistants to openly carry guns on public college and university campuses.

The new version of the bill, unanimously approved Tuesday morning by the House Judiciary Committee, no longer touches the hot-button issue of campus carry, unlike its Senate version still awaiting a committee hearing.

Instead, HB 757 addresses classroom door lock requirements, expands …

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