Firearms; creating the Municipal Carry Act; modifying scope of lawful carry for certain individuals; authorizing certain carry by judges, elected official and designated employees under certain circumstances; effective date.

Added explicit language authorizing municipalities to allow elected officials and designated employees to carry firearms under certain circumstances.

Clarified that governing bodies of cities or towns may authorize concealed carry of handguns into buildings or office spaces owned or leased by them, except for places listed in paragraph 2 (courthouses, prisons, etc.).

Removed language about providing for noncodification and updated the short title to 'Municipal Carry Act'.

Changed the header from 'Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill' to 'Floor (House)' version, indicating this is the final House floor version of the bill.

Added additional sponsors (Adams, Woolley, and Townley) to the House Bill designation.

Added a Senate sponsor (Gillespie) to the bill designation.

Changed the document title from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute for Engrossed House Bill'.

Reordered and renumbered sections of the act for consistency with Senate committee formatting.

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks throughout the document.

Added line numbers and page references throughout the document for legislative tracking purposes.

Reformatted the bill header to include committee substitute designation and session information.

Adjusted spacing and formatting of section headers and statutory text.

Added Senate sponsors Townley, Prieto, and Woods to the bill sponsor list that were missing in the engrossed version.

Updated the descriptive summary language to clarify scope of lawful carry for certain individuals and add references to judges and designated employees.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the page headers and line numbering between the engrossed and enrolled versions.

Changed the bill title from 'Amended And Engrossed Senate Amendment' to 'Engrossed House' to reflect the correct legislative version.

Added Townley as a House Coauthor and Prieto and Woods as Senate Coauthors.

Reorganized the bill structure by moving the new law section before the amendatory section and updating section numbering.

Clarified the definition of minimum-security provisions for events, specifying requirements for fencing, access control, and metal detectors.

Added explicit language allowing firearm carry on properties adjacent to prohibited areas and clarified parking area exceptions.

Updated private school policy provisions to include liability protections for governing entities that adopt firearm carry policies.

Added language allowing school districts to adopt policies regarding firearm carry on school property.

Added creation of the Municipal Carry Act as a new statutory framework.

Modified eligibility criteria to explicitly authorize elected officials and designated employees of municipalities to carry firearms under certain circumstances.

Updated requirements for municipal authorization of firearm carry by officials and employees.

Changed bill title, description, and formatting to reflect the new Municipal Carry Act provisions.