Signed by Governor Greg Abbott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the storage and transportation of handguns, or other firearms or ammunition by a handgun license holder in a school parking area, effective September 1, 2019.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a school district or open-enrollment charter school from prohibiting a person, including a school employee who holds a license to carry a handgun, from transporting or storing a handgun or other firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by the district or charter school, nor can it regulate the manner in which the handgun, firearm or ammunition is stored in the vehicle, as long as the firearm or ammunition is not in plain view (Sec. 1). 

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the storage and transportation of handguns, or other firearms or ammunition by a handgun license holder in a school parking area, effective September 1, 2019.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a school district or open-enrollment charter school from prohibiting a person, including a school employee who holds a license to carry a handgun, from transporting or storing a handgun or other firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by the district or charter school, nor can it regulate the manner in which the handgun, firearm or ammunition is stored in the vehicle, as long as the firearm or ammunition is not in plain view (Sec. 1).