KUT reported on March 30th that a Texas House committee had begun working on a bill that could allow handguns on college campuses.
Since the report, the house bill, called HB 1893, has moved out of the Texas Public Safety Committee and will proceed next to the Texas House for a full vote.
Under the current form of the bill a licensed gun owner would be able to carry a concealed handgun on campus.
The bill states that an “institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education” in Texas would not be able to adopt any rules that prohibited a licensed owner from carrying their gun on campus.
The bill does, however, give an institution the authority to make their own rules regarding the storage of handguns “in dormitories or other residential buildings that are owned or operated by the institution and located on the campus of the institution.”
If the bill passes a house vote, it will then move to a senate committee for further review.
If you would like to learn more about HB 1893, visit its page at the Texas Legislature Online.
If you would like to learn more about HB 1893, visit its page at the Texas Legislature Online.
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