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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 firearms and |
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ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of |
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higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.2032, Government Code, is |
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transferred to Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, |
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redesignated as Section 51.979, Education Code, and amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 51.979 [411.2032]. TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF |
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FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION [BY LICENSE HOLDERS] IN PRIVATE VEHICLES ON |
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CERTAIN 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 or take |
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any other action, including posting notice under Section 30.06, |
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Penal Code, prohibiting or placing restrictions on the storage or |
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transportation of a firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately |
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owned or leased motor vehicle by a person, including a student |
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enrolled at that institution, who [holds a license to carry a
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concealed handgun under this subchapter and] lawfully possesses the |
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firearm or ammunition: |
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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, 2015. |