April 28, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Drolet, Taub, Gosselin, Shaffer, Baxter, Palmer and Acciavatti and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled
"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,
possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting
devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain
firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other
authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms under
certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to
provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances;
to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local
agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply
for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make
appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the
appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act,"
by amending section 5n (MCL 28.425n), as added by 2000 PA 381.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5n. (1) This state or a local unit of government of this
state shall not prohibit an individual from doing either of the
following as a condition for receiving or maintaining any other
license or permit authorized by law:
(a) Applying for or receiving a license to carry a concealed
pistol under this act.
(b) Carrying a concealed pistol in compliance with a license
issued under this act.
(2)
Except as provided in subsection subsections (3) and
(4), an employer shall not prohibit an employee from doing either
of the following:
(a) Applying for or receiving a license to carry a concealed
pistol under this act.
(b) Carrying a concealed pistol in compliance with a license
issued under this act. This subdivision does not prohibit an
employer from prohibiting an employee from carrying a concealed
pistol in the course of his or her employment with that employer.
(3) A police agency may prohibit an employee of that police
agency from carrying a concealed pistol if carrying a concealed
pistol would result in increased insurance premiums or a loss or
reduction of insurance coverage for that employer.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b), and subject to
subsection (3), an employee of this state or a political
subdivision of this state who, in the course of his or her
employment, is required to perform inspections on private property
may carry a concealed pistol while on that private property if he
or she is licensed under this act.