Florida is one step closer to expanding a law that would allow some teachers to carry firearms in the classroom after the state Senate passed a wide-ranging school safety bill on April 23.
Lawmakers voted 22–17—largely along party lines—in support of Senate Bill 7030. The legislation now moves to a vote in the state House. The bill seeks changes to a law enacted in 2018 after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. All but one Republican voted in favor and all Democrats opposed.
