SB 321 Employee Parking Lot Bill

[Stormwatcher]

Sorry if this has been discussed already! I work at a chemical plant in La Porte, TX. I currently hold a valid TX CHL license. I spoke with my human resources manager about SB 321. His response was, our current policy remains, "no firearms in your car". The policy was updated by adding a clause, that basically said, if our policy is in conflict with local laws..... The law would take precedence. My human resource manager also said the company is not changing it's policy and will wait and see how the courts would handle this issue. He said someone at some plant in Texas would be in court soon and that my company will has a wait and see attitude towards SB321.

At my plant..... There is an outer fence around the parking lot. The gate stays open 100% of the time during the day. It is sometimes closed at night, if there is no maint. work going on. Anyone can enter and park in the lot when the gates are open. You have to enter this lot to get to security. To get any further into the plant, one must "badge-in" with a security badge.

Can I keep my pistol in my car without worry about getting fired?

[Keith B]

Sorry if this has been discussed already! I work at a chemical plant in La Porte, TX. I currently hold a valid TX CHL license. I spoke with my human resources manager about SB 321. His response was, our current policy remains, "no firearms in your car". The policy was updated by adding a clause, that basically said, if our policy is in conflict with local laws..... The law would take precedence. My human resource manager also said the company is not changing it's policy and will wait and see how the courts would handle this issue. He said someone at some plant in Texas would be in court soon and that my company will has a wait and see attitude towards SB321.

At my plant..... There is an outer fence around the parking lot. The gate stays open 100% of the time during the day. It is sometimes closed at night, if there is no maint. work going on. Anyone can enter and park in the lot when the gates are open. You have to enter this lot to get to security. To get any further into the plant, one must "badge-in" with a security badge.

Can I keep my pistol in my car without worry about getting fired?

Per the statute, as a CHL holder you can posses a firearm in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees that is outside of a secured and restricted area:
(i) that contains the physical plant;
(ii) that is not open to the public; and
(iii) the ingress into which is constantly monitored by security personnel

So, if the lot meets that criteria, then you can legfally have it there. Now, they can fire you for anything, and you may have to fight it, so can't say you won't get fired.