HB 231 Summary

• Extends affirmative defenses to handgun concealed carry charges under existing law, allowing handguns the same defensive justifications previously available only to other weapons.

• Modifies restrictions on concealed handgun carry at higher education institutions to permit carry pursuant to written institutional policies authorizing specific individuals or classes.

• Removes prohibitions on concealed handgun carry in places of worship, day-care facilities, and aircraft, while maintaining restrictions at police stations, government facilities, and school safety zones.

• Clarifies that only areas of airport terminals beyond security checkpoints are prohibited for handgun carry, not entire terminals.

• Applies changes retroactively to a version of section 2923.126 scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014, ensuring continuous application of these provisions.