By: Vasut H.B. No. 3124
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to carrying a handgun on the premises of a public employer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.203, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 411.203. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS. (a) This subchapter
does not prevent or otherwise limit the right of a [public or]
private employer to prohibit persons who are licensed under this
subchapter or not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from
possessing a firearm from carrying a handgun on the premises of the
business.
(b) An employer that is a governmental entity may not
prohibit an employee of the entity from carrying a handgun that the
employee is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from
carrying:
(1) on premises owned or leased by the governmental
entity;
(2) while performing the employee's duties on premises
other than premises owned or leased by the governmental entity; or
(3) in any other location or circumstance in which the
employee would otherwise be permitted to carry a handgun under law.
(c) In this section, "premises" has the meaning assigned by
Section 46.035(f) [46.035(f)(3)], Penal Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.