88R9809 JSC-D
By: West S.B. No. 2094
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the carrying, possession, or storage of a
semiautomatic rifle on the campus of a public or private
institution of higher education; creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person carries,
possesses, or stores a semiautomatic rifle in any location on the
campus of an institution of higher education or private or
independent institution of higher education, including:
(1) a building or a portion of a building;
(2) a driveway, street, sidewalk, or walkway, or a
parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area; and
(3) a dormitory or other residential facility owned or
leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of
the institution.
SECTION 2. Section 46.03(c), Penal Code, is amended by
adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (6) to read as follows:
(1-a) "Campus" has the meaning assigned by Section
411.2031, Government Code.
(6) "Semiautomatic rifle" has the meaning assigned by
18 U.S.C. Section 921.
SECTION 3. Section 411.2032, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) This section does not authorize a person, regardless of
whether the person holds a license to carry a handgun under this
chapter, to store or transport a semiautomatic rifle in a motor
vehicle on the campus of the institution in violation of Section
46.03(a-1), Penal Code.
SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.