model confidence 90%
Allows uniformed school marshals to openly carry a handgun on their person while on school premises, whereas prior law limited them to concealed carry.
if wearing a uniform identifying the marshal as a school marshal, openly carry a handgun on the school marshal's person;
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model confidence 80%
Removes the ability for school regulations to require a school marshal to store their handgun in a locked container while on duty at a public junior college.
may not require a school marshal to store the handgun in a locked container while on duty.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Education Code provisions to expressly authorize uniformed school marshals to openly carry handguns on school premises (previously only concealed carry was allowed) and prohibits regulations from requiring locked storage while on duty; these changes reduce restrictions on firearm carry and storage by authorized personnel in schools.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-05 | H | Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2025-05-05 | H | Companion considered in lieu of SB 870 |
| 2025-05-02 | H | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-04-30 | H | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-29 | H | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-28 | H | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-28 | H | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-27 | H | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| 2025-03-27 | H | Read first time |
| 2025-03-06 | H | Filed |