{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 52.061","heading":"RESTRICTION ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO OR STORAGE OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION.","body":"A public or private employer may not prohibit an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, or who lawfully possesses ammunition from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition the employee is authorized by law to possess in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (S.B. 321), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 52. MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER G. RESTRICTIONS ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF CERTAIN FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.52.htm#52.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"9e7226900faa85f0f86e03b86ede1ef43bec0edb62a57bd064ac089383f51ebb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}