Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO. Short description: CRIM CD-WARDENS-FIREARMS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 exempting wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense from certain provisions prohibiting the carrying of certain weapons. Includes in the exemption lieutenants, correctional officers, captains, and sergeants of the Department of Corrections. Deletes provision restricting the exemption to the carrying and possessing of those weapons in the performance of the persons' official duties or while commuting between their homes and places of employment. Also exempts these officers of the Department of Corrections from criminal liability for unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee if the officer is permitted by law to possess a firearm, has successfully completed an approved firearms training course, and the firearm is secured and stored so that no other person could gain access or control of the weapon while the firearm is on the grounds of a penal institution. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status