88R3843 MZM-D
	By: Eckhardt	S.B. No. 253

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting
	certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 30.05(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(c)  A person may provide notice that firearms are prohibited
	on the property by posting [a sign] at each entrance to the property
	[that]:
	(1)  a sign that:
	(A)  includes, in both English and Spanish,
	language that is identical to or substantially similar to the
	following: "Pursuant to Section 30.05, Penal Code (criminal
	trespass), a person may not enter this property with a firearm";
	(B)  [(2)  includes the language described by
	Subdivision (1) in both English and Spanish;
	[(3)]  appears in contrasting colors with block letters
	at least one inch in height; and
	(C) [(4)]  is displayed in a conspicuous manner
	clearly visible to the public; or
	(2)  a sign that:
	(A)  includes, in both English and Spanish,
	language that is identical to or substantially similar to the
	following: "No firearms permitted on this property";
	(B)  appears on a white background with black
	block letters at least one inch in height;
	(C)  contains a pictogram that shows, on a white
	background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle of at
	least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across the
	handgun; and
	(D)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly
	visible to the public.
	SECTION 2.  Section 30.06(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(3)  "Written communication" means:
	(A)  a card or other document on which is written
	language identical to the following:  "Pursuant to Section 30.06,
	Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a
	person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
	(handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a
	concealed handgun"; [or]
	(B)  a sign posted on the property that:
	(i)  includes the language described by
	Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
	(ii)  appears in contrasting colors with
	block letters at least one inch in height; and
	(iii)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner
	clearly visible to the public; or
	(C)  a sign posted on the property that:
	(i)  includes, in both English and Spanish,
	language that is identical to or substantially similar to the
	following: "No concealed handguns permitted on this property";
	(ii)  appears on a white background with
	black block letters at least one inch in height;
	(iii)  contains a pictogram that shows, on a
	white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle
	of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across
	the handgun; and
	(iv)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner
	clearly visible to the public.
	SECTION 3.  Section 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(3)  "Written communication" means:
	(A)  a card or other document on which is written
	language identical to the following:  "Pursuant to Section 30.07,
	Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried
	handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
	Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this
	property with a handgun that is carried openly"; [or]
	(B)  a sign posted on the property that:
	(i)  includes the language described by
	Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
	(ii)  appears in contrasting colors with
	block letters at least one inch in height; and
	(iii)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner
	clearly visible to the public at each entrance to the property; or
	(C)  a sign posted on the property that:
	(i)  includes, in both English and Spanish,
	language that is identical to or substantially similar to the
	following: "No openly carried handguns permitted on this property";
	(ii)  appears on a white background with
	black block letters at least one inch in height;
	(iii)  contains a pictogram that shows, on a
	white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle
	of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across
	the handgun; and
	(iv)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner
	clearly visible to the public.
	SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
	an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
	offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
	by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
	former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.