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+ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
-PREFILED DEC 19 2025
-REFERENCE TITLE: disruption; educational institution; concealed weapon
+57th
+  Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
 
-State of Arizona
-Senate
-Fifty-seventh Legislature
-Second Regular Session
-2026
+Majority Research Staff
 
-SB 1068
+Senate: JUDE DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 16-12-2-0-0
 
-Introduced by
-Senator Rogers
+SB
+1068: disruption; educational institution; concealed weapon
 
-AN ACT
+Sponsor:
+Senator Rogers, LD 7
 
-AMENDING SECTION 13-2911, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO OFFENSES
-AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.
+Committee
+on Judiciary
 
-(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
+Overview
 
-SB 1068
+Limits the
+authority of a university, college or community college (postsecondary
+institution) governing board to prohibit a person from lawfully possessing a
+concealed weapon under a valid permit or transporting a firearm in the person's
+motor vehicle on campus.
 
- - 1 -
-Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 1
-Section 1.  Section 13-2911, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to 2
-read: 3
-13-2911.  Interference with or disruption of an educational
-4
-institution; violation; classification; 5
-definitions 6
-A.  A person commits interference with or disruption of an 7
-educational institution by doing any of the following: 8
-1.  Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly interfering with or 9
-disrupting the normal operations of an educational institution by either: 10
-(a)  Threatening to cause physical injury to any employee or student 11
-of an educational institution or any person on the property of an 12
-educational institution. 13
-(b)  Threatening to cause damage to any educational institution, the 14
-property of any educational institution or the property of any employee or 15
-student of an educational institution. 16
-2.  Intentionally or knowingly entering or remaining on the property 17
-of any educational institution for the purpose of interfering with the 18
-lawful use of the property or in any manner as to deny or interfere with 19
-the lawful use of the property by others.  20
-3.  Intentionally or knowingly refusing to obey a lawful order given 21
-pursuant to subsection C of this section. 22
-B.  To constitute a violation of this section, the acts that are 23
-prohibited by subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section are not required 24
-to be directed at a specific individual, a specific educational 25
-institution or any specific property of an educational institution.  26
-C.  The chief administrative officer of an educational institution 27
-or an officer or employee designated by the chief administrative officer 28
-to maintain order may order a person to leave the property of the 29
-educational institution if the officer or employee has reasonable grounds 30
-to believe either that: 31
-1.  Any person or persons are committing any act that interferes 32
-with or disrupts the lawful use of the property by others at the 33
-educational institution.  34
-2.  Any person has entered on the property of an educational 35
-institution for the purpose of committing any act that interferes with or 36
-disrupts the lawful use of the property by others at the educational 37
-institution. 38
-D.  The appropriate governing board of every educational institution 39
-shall adopt rules pursuant to title 41, chapter 6 for the maintenance of 40
-MAINTAINING public order on all property of any educational institution 41
-under its jurisdiction that is used for educational purposes and shall 42
-provide a program for the enforcement of ENFORCING its rules.  The rules 43
-shall govern the conduct of students, faculty and other staff and all 44
-members of the public while on the property of the educational 45
-SB 1068
+History
 
- - 2 -
-institution.  Penalties for violations of  VIOLATING  the rules shall be
-1
-clearly set forth and enforced.  Penalties shall include provisions for 2
-the ejection of a violator from the property and, in the case of a 3
-student, faculty member or other staff violator, the violator's suspension 4
-or expulsion or any other appropriate disciplinary action.  A governing 5
-board shall amend its rules as necessary to ensure the maintenance of 6
-public order.  Any deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or explosive that 7
-is used, displayed or possessed by a person in violation of a rule adopted 8
-pursuant to this subsection shall be forfeited and sold or otherwise 9
-disposed of pursuant to section 13-3105 and chapter 39 of this title.  10
-This subsection does not do either of the following: 11
-1.  Preclude school districts from conducting approved gun safety 12
-programs on school campuses.  13
-2.  Apply to private universities, colleges, high schools or common 14
-schools or other private educational institutions. 15
-E.  An educational institution is not eligible to receive any state 16
-aid or assistance unless rules are adopted in accordance with this 17
-section. 18
-F.  This section does not prevent or limit the authority of the 19
-governing board of any educational institution to discharge any employee 20
-or expel, suspend or otherwise punish any student for any violation of  21
-VIOLATING its rules, even though the violation is unlawful under this 22
-chapter or is otherwise an offense. 23
-G.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNING 24
-BOARD OF ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHALL NOT ENACT OR 25
-ENFORCE ANY POLICY OR RULE THAT PROHIBITS EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING: 26
-1.  THE POSSESSION OF A CONCEALED WEAPON BY A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A 27
-VALID PERMIT THAT IS RECOGNIZED OR ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13-3112. 28
-2.  THE LAWFUL TRANSPORTATION OR LAWFUL STORAGE OF A FIREARM 29
-PURSUANT TO SECTION 12-781. 30
-G.  H.  This section may be enforced by any peace officer in this 31
-state wherever and whenever a violation occurs. 32
-H.  I.  Restitution under sections 8-341, 8-345 and 13-603 applies 33
-to any financial loss that is suffered by a person or educational 34
-institution as a result of a violation of this section. 35
-I.  J.  Notwithstanding section 15-341 and subsection D of this 36
-section, the governing board of an educational institution may not adopt 37
-or enforce any policy or rule that prohibits the lawful possession or 38
-carrying of a deadly weapon on a public right-of-way by a person or on or 39
-within a person's means of transportation.  40
-J.  K.  Interference with or disruption of an educational 41
-institution pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is a 42
-class 6 felony. Interference with or disruption of an educational 43
-institution pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 or 3 of this section is 44
-a class 1 misdemeanor.  45
-SB 1068
+Current law requires the governing board of every educational
+institution to adopt and enforce rules pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 6, for the
+purpose of maintaining order and public safety. Any weapon, dangerous
+instrument or explosive that is found to violate the educational institution's
+regulations established by the board is subject to forfeiture pursuant to A.R.S. �
+13-3105 and A.R.S. Title 13, Chapter 39.
 
- - 3 -
-K.  L.  For the purposes of this section:
-1
-1.  "Educational institution" means, except as otherwise provided, 2
-any university, college, community college, high school or common school 3
-in this state. 4
-2.  "Governing board" means the body, whether appointed or elected, 5
-that has responsibility for the maintenance and government of an 6
-educational institution. 7
-3.  "Interference with or disruption of" includes any act that might 8
-reasonably lead to the evacuation or closure of any property of the 9
-educational institution or the postponement, cancellation or suspension of 10
-any class or other school activity.  For the purposes of this paragraph, 11
-an actual evacuation, closure, postponement, cancellation or suspension is 12
-not required for the act to be considered an interference or disruption. 13
-4.  "Property of an educational institution" means all land, 14
-buildings and other facilities that are owned, operated or controlled by 15
-the governing board of an educational institution and that are devoted to 16
-educational purposes. 17
-5.  "Public right-of-way" means any highway, street, road, 18
-thoroughfare, path, alley or other right-of-way that is publicly 19
-accessible and that is established and maintained by this state or a 20
-political subdivision of this state.  Public right-of-way does not include 21
-property of an educational institution.  22
+Educational institution is defined as any university,
+college, community college, high school or common school in the state of
+Arizona. Property of an educational institution is defined to include any land,
+buildings or other facilities that are owned, operated or controlled by the
+board of an educational institution and devoted to educational purposes (A.R.S. �
+13-2911).
+
+Provisions
+
+1.
+States that
+the board of any postsecondary institution may not prohibit:
+
+a.
+the
+possession of a concealed weapon by an individual who possesses a valid
+concealed weapons permit; or
+
+b.
+the properly
+secured transportation or storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle or
+motorcycle. (Sec. 1)
+
+2.
+Makes
+technical and conforming changes. (Sec.1)
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