85R7821 JSC-D     By: Hefner H.B. No. 1692       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the transportation or storage of a handgun or other   firearm or ammunition by a license holder in a motor vehicle in a   parking area of a primary or secondary school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.2033 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.2033.  TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND   AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDER IN SCHOOL PARKING AREA. (a) In this   section:                (1)  "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning   assigned by Section 5.001, Education Code.                (2)  "Private school" has the meaning assigned by   Section 22.081, Education Code.          (b)  A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or   private school may not prohibit a person, including a school   employee, who holds a license to carry a handgun under this   subchapter 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 or private school, provided that the   handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view.          (c)  This section does not authorize a person to possess,   store, or transport a handgun, firearm, or ammunition in violation   of Section 37.125, Education Code, Section 46.03 or 46.035, Penal   Code, or other law.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.