Sec. 37.0815. TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDER IN SCHOOL PARKING AREA. (a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not prohibit a person, including a school employee, who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, 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 and may not regulate the manner in which the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is stored in the vehicle, provided that the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view.
(b) This section does not authorize a person to possess, transport, or store a handgun, a firearm, or ammunition in violation of Section 37.125 of this code, Section 46.03, Penal Code, or other law.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (H.B. 1143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order
Section 37.081. School District Peace Officers, School Resource Officers, and Security Personnel
Section 37.0811. School Marshals: Public Schools
Section 37.0812. Training Policy: School District Peace Officers and School Resource Officers
Section 37.0813. School Marshals: Private Schools
Section 37.082. Possession of Paging Devices
Section 37.083. Discipline Management Programs; Sexual Harassment Policies
Section 37.0831. Dating Violence Policies; Educational Materials and Resources
Section 37.0832. Bullying Prevention Policies and Procedures
Section 37.084. Interagency Sharing of Records
Section 37.085. Arrests Prohibited for Certain Class C Misdemeanors
Section 37.086. Required Posting of Warning Signs of Increased Trafficking Penalties