SB660 Summary

• Adds definition of "publicly owned building or facility" to include structures owned or operated by federal, state, county, local, regional, or municipal government for public use.

• Permits students with concealed carry endorsements to possess and store handguns in university or college dormitory rooms if stored out of sight in locked containers.

• Allows board and commission members to carry concealed handguns in publicly owned buildings where their meetings are being held.

• Exempts licensees with concealed carry endorsements from courthouse handgun prohibitions if employed by a governmental entity with an office in the courthouse, subject to quorum court approval and local security plans.

• Makes concealed handgun training non-renewable, establishes maximum course length of 8 hours, allows all instructors to offer training, and caps costs at nominal amounts.

• Clarifies that federal, state, and local governments are not considered private entities or entities exercising control over physical locations for purposes of concealed carry regulations.