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.
More articles on legal issues:
Police arrest man who allegedly made bomb threats at Seton Medical Center
Man sues St. Joseph’s Healthcare System for refusing to perform gender transition surgery
Court rejects Maine nursing board’s attempt to reinstate suspension of nurse who let patient walk into snowstorm
