Bill Text: TX HB2105 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-14 - Referred to Higher Education [HB2105 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2105-Introduced.html
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By: Holland | H.B. No. 2105 |
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relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and | ||
ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of | ||
higher education. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 411.2032, Government Code, is | ||
transferred to Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, | ||
redesignated as Section 51.979, Education Code, and amended to read | ||
as follows: | ||
Sec. 51.979 [ |
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FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION [ |
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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[ |
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(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 or take | ||
any other action, including posting notice under Section 30.06 or | ||
30.07, Penal Code, prohibiting or placing restrictions on the | ||
storage or transportation of a firearm or ammunition in a locked, | ||
privately owned or leased motor vehicle by a person, including a | ||
student enrolled at that institution, who [ |
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or ammunition: | ||
(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, 2017. |