80R637 PEP-D
 
  By: King of Parker H.B. No. 220
 
 
 
   
 
 
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.
       (b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, 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.  A private employer may
prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a concealed
handgun in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other
parking area the employer provides for employees if:
             (1)  the parking lot, garage, or other area is
completely surrounded by a gate and is not open to the public; and
             (2)  ingress to and egress from the parking lot,
garage, or other area are monitored by security personnel.
       (c)  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.
       (d)  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, 2007.