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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation and storage of concealed handguns |
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and ammunition by students in vehicles on the campuses of |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.2032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.2032. TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF HANDGUNS AND |
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AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDERS IN PRIVATE VEHICLES ON CERTAIN |
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CAMPUSES. (a) For purposes of this section: |
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(1) "Campus" means all land and buildings owned or |
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leased by an institution of higher education or private or |
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independent institution of higher education. |
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(2) "Institution of higher education" and "private or |
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independent institution of higher education" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) An institution of higher education or private or |
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independent institution of higher education in this state may not |
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adopt or enforce any rule, regulation, or other provision |
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prohibiting a student enrolled at that institution who holds a |
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license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter |
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411, Government Code, from transporting or storing a handgun of the |
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same category the student is licensed to carry or ammunition for |
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that handgun in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle or a motor |
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vehicle leased by the student: |
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(1) on a street or driveway located on the campus of |
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the institution; or |
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(2) in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking |
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area located on the campus of the institution. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |