85R7821 JSC-D
By: Hefner, Bonnen of Brazoria, Dutton, H.B. No. 1692
Raymond, Huberty, et al.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transportation or storage of a handgun or other
firearm or ammunition by a license holder in a motor vehicle in a
parking area of a primary or secondary school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.2033 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.2033. TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND
AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDER IN SCHOOL PARKING AREA. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning
assigned by Section 5.001, Education Code.
(2) "Private school" has the meaning assigned by
Section 22.081, Education Code.
(b) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or
private school may not prohibit a person, including a school
employee, who holds a license to carry a handgun under this
subchapter from transporting or storing a handgun or other firearm
or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle
in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by
the district or charter or private school, provided that the
handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view.
(c) This section does not authorize a person to possess,
store, or transport a handgun, firearm, or ammunition in violation
of Section 37.125, Education Code, Section 46.03 or 46.035, Penal
Code, or other law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.