Prohibited firearms-business and commercial establishments.

2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0165
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0169

Prohibited firearms-business and commercial establishments.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Blackburn, Allen, Clem, Lindholm, Lone, Miller and Steinmetz and Senator(s) Meier

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; imposing responsibility on persons who prevent the legal carrying of firearms on a commercial or business premises as specified; providing a cause of action for individuals injured or damaged as a result of being prevented from carrying a firearm on a commercial or business premises as specified; providing for the recovery of reasonable costs and attorney's fees; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
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W.S.
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is created to read:

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Responsibility and liability for prohibiting firearms on commercial or business premises
.

(a)

Any person
who prohibits the
carrying
of a firearm on
the person's commercial or business
premises by a
n

individual
and the individual is not otherwise restricted from carrying
a
firearm
on the commercial or business premises by
Wyoming law shall assume responsibility for the safety and
protection
of
th
e

individual

while on the premises.

(b)

A
n

individual
who is prohibited
by a
person

from bringing a firearm onto the premises of
the person's
commercial operation
or business and who is injured or killed or
incurs economic loss or expense,
loss of
property or any other compensable loss as the result of
an incident
occurring on
the
premises shall have a cause of action against the
person
.
The cause of action
under this subsection
shall be limited to
i
ncidents
that could have
reasonably
been prevented by
the individual if the individual had been
lawfully carrying a firearm where i
njuries or losses
are
caused by:

(i)

Other
patrons or invitees
;

(ii)

Trespassers;

(iii)

Employees
or owners
of the commercial operation or business;
or

(iv)

Vicious
or wild animals
.

(c)

Any person who successfully brings a claim pursuant to this section
shall be entitled to reasonable attorney
's
fees and
co
urt
costs
in addition to any damages
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2017
.

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