Bill Text: TX SB1907 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB1907 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1907-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1907 | ||
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| relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and | ||
| ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles | ||
| on the campuses of certain 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 FIREARMS 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 or take | ||
| any other action, including posting notice under Section 30.06, | ||
| 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 holds a license to carry a | ||
| concealed handgun under this subchapter and lawfully possesses the | ||
| firearm 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, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1907 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 30, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4; | ||
| May 24, 2013, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
| requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 25, 2013, House | ||
| granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2013, Senate adopted | ||
| Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 28, | ||
| Nays 3. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1907 passed the House, with | ||
| amendments, on May 9, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 124, | ||
| Nays 13, three present not voting; May 25, 2013, House granted | ||
| request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
| May 26, 2013, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 8, one present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
