Signed by Governor Greg Abbott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires hotels to permit guests to carry firearms to private rooms.

Highlights:

• Defines “hotel” as a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits a hotel from banning firearms on their property unless possession of a firearm or ammunition on hotel property is prohibited by state or federal law (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes hotels to adopt policies requiring individuals in possession of a firearm to carry in a concealed manner, or in a case or bag while in a common area of the hotel (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires hotels to permit guests to carry firearms to private rooms.

Highlights:

• Defines “hotel” as a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits a hotel from banning firearms on their property unless possession of a firearm or ammunition on hotel property is prohibited by state or federal law (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes hotels to adopt policies requiring individuals in possession of a firearm to carry in a concealed manner, or in a case or bag while in a common area of the hotel (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text