Amend CSHB 2730 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ____.  CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON THE CAMPUSES OF 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
	SECTION ____.01.  Sections 46.03(a) and (c), Penal Code, are 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal 
knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
		(1)  on the physical premises of a school or 
educational institution, any grounds or building on which an 
activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being 
conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or 
educational institution, whether the school or educational 
institution is public or private, unless:
			(A)  pursuant to written regulations or written 
authorization of the institution; or
			(B)  the person possesses or goes on the physical 
premises of an institution of higher education or private or 
independent institution of higher education, or on any grounds or 
building on which an activity sponsored by the institution is being 
conducted, with a concealed handgun that the person is licensed to 
carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
		(2)  on the premises of a polling place on the day of an 
election or while early voting is in progress;
		(3)  on the premises of any government court or offices 
utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or 
written authorization of the court;
		(4)  on the premises of a racetrack;                                          
		(5)  in or into a secured area of an airport; or                              
		(6)  within 1,000 feet of premises the location of 
which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a 
place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, 
on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the 
designated premises and the person received notice that:
			(A)  going within 1,000 feet of the premises with 
a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or
			(B)  possessing a weapon listed under this 
subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.
	(c)  In this section:                                                          
		(1)  "Institution of higher education" and "private or 
independent institution of higher education" have the meanings 
assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
		(2) [(1)]  "Premises" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 46.035.
		(3) [(2)]  "Secured area" means an area of an airport 
terminal building to which access is controlled by the inspection 
of persons and property under federal law.
	SECTION ____.02.  Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
	(k)  Subsection (b)(2) does not apply on the premises where a 
collegiate sporting event is taking place if the actor was not given 
effective notice under Section 30.06.
	SECTION ____.03.  Section 46.11(c)(1), Penal Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
		(1)  "Premises" has the meaning ["Institution of higher 
education" and "premises" have the meanings] assigned by Section 
481.134, Health and Safety Code.
	SECTION ____.04.  Sections 46.03(a) and (c), Penal Code, as 
amended by this article, and Section 46.035(k), Penal Code, as 
added by this article, apply only to an offense committed on or 
after the effective date of this article.  An offense committed 
before the effective date of this article is covered by the law in 
effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is 
continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this section, 
an offense was committed before the effective date of this article 
if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
	SECTION ____.05.  This article takes effect September 1, 
2009.