Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. Act 215 of the Regular Session *JLL055* 02/03/2023 3:18:30 PM JLL055 State of Arkansas 1 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 211 3 4 By: Senator Irvin 5 By: Representative Hawk 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CARRY ING A 9 CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PROPERTY OF THE ARKA NSAS 10 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP ORTATION; AND FOR OT HER PURPOSES. 11 12 13 Subtitle 14 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CARRYING A 15 CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PROPERTY OF THE 16 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 17 18 19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 21 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 5 -73-306(3), concerning places in which 22 carrying a concealed handgun is prohibited, is repealed. 23 (3)(A) A building of the Arkansas Department of Transportation 24 or onto grounds adjacent to a building of the Arkansas Department of 25 Transportation. 26 (B) However, subdivision (3)(A) of this section does not 27 apply to: 28 (i) A rest area or weigh station of the Arkansas 29 Department of Transportation; or 30 (ii) A publicly owned and maintained parking lot 31 that is a publicly accessible parking lot if the licensee is carrying a 32 concealed handgun in his or her motor vehicle or has left the concealed 33 handgun in his or her locked and unattended motor vehicle in the publicly 34 owned and maintained parking lot; APPROVED: 3/6/23 35 36