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Utah law currently makes carrying a dangerous weapon at a college or university a single offense—covering both open and concealed carry—that applies to public and private institutions alike and is punished as a misdemeanor based on whether the weapon is a firearm. This bill would allow anyone 21 or older who can legally possess a firearm to carry it concealed on a public college or university campus without a concealed carry permit, while removing private institutions from the law's scope entirely so they would set their own weapons policies. Under the bill, openly carrying a weapon at a public institution would become a class C misdemeanor for everyone, including concealed carry permit holders, unless the person is lawfully responding to an active threat, and similar open-carry restrictions during non-emergency situations would apply to permit holders on K-12 school grounds. The bill also clarifies that adults 18 to 20 without a permit may openly carry an unloaded firearm in any public place not otherwise restricted by law, and it changes campus dormitory policy so students may request roommates who choose not to keep firearms in a shared room, rather than roommates who simply lack a concealed carry permit.