79R3979 PEP-D

By:  Farabee                                                      H.B. No. 896



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect 
to the carrying of a concealed handgun.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.203, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 411.203.  RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  
(a)  This subchapter does not prevent or otherwise limit the right 
of a public or private employer to prohibit persons who are licensed 
under this subchapter from carrying a concealed handgun on the 
premises of the business.  A public or private employer may not 
establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the 
effect of prohibiting a person licensed under this subchapter from 
transporting or storing a concealed handgun in a locked vehicle in 
any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.
	(b)  A public or private employer is not liable in a civil 
action for damages resulting from an occurrence involving the 
possession of a concealed handgun by a person licensed under this 
subchapter.
	(c)  This section does not authorize a person licensed under 
this subchapter to carry a concealed handgun on any premises where 
the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited by state or 
federal law.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.