Concerning spring blade knives.
Senate Bill 5534 modifies state laws concerning spring blade knives. It removes spring blade knives from the general list of prohibited weapons, meaning their manufacture, sale, disposal, or possession is no longer a gross misdemeanor under that specific statute. The bill defines a "spring blade knife" and clarifies its legal status. However, it simultaneously makes it unlawful to carry or possess a spring blade knife on public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school transportation, or school facilities, classifying such an act as a misdemeanor.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to a substitute version with updated page numbers and a revised committee referral. The substantive policy content, including the ban on spring blade knives in schools and the age limits for juvenile detention, remains identical to the original version.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's policy application remains unchanged; only the formatting and metadata of the document were altered.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to reflect it is a 'Substitute Senate Bill' and the referral was changed from the Committee on Law & Justice to Senate Law & Justice.
The reading date was updated from January 28, 2025, to February 14, 2025.
The bill was renumbered from S-0140.1 to S-1251.1 and formatted with page headers and line numbers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
47–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-3-1)
senate
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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