(WHTM)– A proposed bill in the Pennsylvania State House would prohibit employers from banning their employees from keeping firearms in their vehicles.
Under the legislation, proposed by State Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-89), employers would not be able to take any action against individuals who legally keep a firearm locked in their vehicle in a parking lot where they are lawfully in, and it would prohibit them from violating employees’ privacy rights.
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The bill would also prohibit employers from conditioning employment on a person possessing a license to carry a concealed firearm, per the memo.
Additionally, employers would not be able to ban an employee, customer, or invitee from entering a parking area because their vehicle contains a firearm. They would also be restricted from discriminating against individuals or expelling a customer from the premises because a legal firearm is in their vehicle, the memo said.
The memo said that the legislation would make exceptions in places where firearm possession is prohibited under state and federal law, including on school property and in correctional facilities.
Similar legislation has been passed in Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
The legislation has not yet been submitted for introduction.
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