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.