88R9809 JSC-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 2094
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting the carrying, possession, or storage of a
  semiautomatic rifle on the campus of a public or private
  institution of higher education; creating a criminal offense.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person carries,
  possesses, or stores a semiautomatic rifle in any location on the
  campus of an institution of higher education or private or
  independent institution of higher education, including:
               (1)  a building or a portion of a building;
               (2)  a driveway, street, sidewalk, or walkway, or a
  parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area; and
               (3)  a dormitory or other residential facility owned or
  leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of
  the institution.
         SECTION 2.  Section 46.03(c), Penal Code, is amended by
  adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (6) to read as follows:
               (1-a)  "Campus" has the meaning assigned by Section
  411.2031, Government Code.
               (6)  "Semiautomatic rifle" has the meaning assigned by
  18 U.S.C. Section 921.
         SECTION 3.  Section 411.2032, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  This section does not authorize a person, regardless of
  whether the person holds a license to carry a handgun under this
  chapter, to store or transport a semiautomatic rifle in a motor
  vehicle on the campus of the institution in violation of Section
  46.03(a-1), Penal Code.
         SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date 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 Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.