By: Hegar S.B. No. 1907
(In the Senate - Filed April 22, 2013; April 22, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
April 25, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4,
Nays 1; April 25, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transportation and storage of concealed handguns
and ammunition by students in vehicles on the campuses of
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.2032 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.2032. TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF HANDGUNS AND
AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDERS IN PRIVATE VEHICLES ON CERTAIN
CAMPUSES. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Campus" means all land and buildings owned or
leased by an institution of higher education or private or
independent institution of higher education.
(2) "Institution of higher education" and "private or
independent institution of higher education" have the meanings
assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) An institution of higher education or private or
independent institution of higher education in this state may not
adopt or enforce any rule, regulation, or other provision
prohibiting a student enrolled at that institution who holds a
license to carry a concealed handgun under this subchapter from
transporting or storing a handgun of the same category the student
is licensed to carry or ammunition for that handgun in a locked,
privately owned motor vehicle or a motor vehicle leased by the
student:
(1) on a street or driveway located on the campus of
the institution; or
(2) in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking
area located on the campus of the institution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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