A divided House Federal and State Affairs Committee in Kansas failed Wednesday to move a bill that would ban concealed handguns from buildings belonging to the University of Kansas Health System to the House, according to The Kansas City Star.
The panel debated the legislation the day before arriving at the decision. Rep. John Barker, R, refused to break an 11-11 tie vote, which would have let the bill move from the committee to the House floor, according to the report.
Earlier in the debate, Rep. Barker proposed an amendment that would expand the exemption from the conceal and carry law to all public hospitals and community mental health centers in Kansas. The panel rejected the amendment on a voice vote, according to the report.
The Kansas Legislature passed a conceal and carry law in 2013. Under the state law, which goes into effect for public hospitals and colleges in July, buildings can uphold gun bans only if they have certain security measures in place, such as a metal detector or armed security guards, according to the report.