HB1938 Summary

• Grants public colleges and universities the authority to determine whether concealed handgun possession is permitted on their campuses by allowing governing bodies to adopt policies permitting or prohibiting carry.

• Creates a new "enhanced license to carry a concealed handgun" (§ 5-73-327) requiring up to 8 hours of training that exempts licensees from most firearm prohibitions in public buildings, establishments serving alcohol, churches, and athletic events.

• Modifies § 5-73-322 to allow public universities, colleges, and community colleges to permit concealed handgun possession by those with enhanced licenses, while maintaining prohibitions in student dormitories and during official disciplinary meetings.

• Expands exemptions to existing firearm prohibitions for enhanced license holders in publicly owned buildings and facilities under § 5-73-122, with specific carve-outs for courtrooms, schools, correction facilities, and designated firearm-sensitive areas.

• Makes organizational and technical amendments to firearm statutes clarifying notice requirements, definitions of "facility," and liability protections for institutions that choose not to prohibit concealed handgun possession.