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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing a license holder to carry a concealed |
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handgun on certain premises. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.06(e), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(e) It is an exception to the application of this section |
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that the property on which the license holder carries a handgun: |
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(1) is owned or leased by a governmental entity or any |
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other entity that receives public money; and |
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(2) is not a premises or other place on which the |
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license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under |
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Section 46.03 or 46.035. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection |
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(a)(2), (5), or (6) [this section] that the actor possessed a |
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handgun and was licensed to carry a concealed handgun under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code. |
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(f-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection |
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(a)(1), (3), or (4) that: |
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(1) the actor possessed a handgun and was licensed to |
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carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code; and |
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(2) the premises or other place on which the handgun |
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was possessed is owned or leased by a governmental entity or any |
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other entity that receives public money. |
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SECTION 3. Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(l) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(2), |
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(4), (5), or (6) that the premises or other place on which the |
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handgun was possessed is owned or leased by a governmental entity or |
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any other entity that receives public money. |
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SECTION 4. Section 52.062(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Section 52.061 does not affect any right under state law |
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of [prohibit] an employer to prohibit [from prohibiting] an |
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employee who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or who otherwise |
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lawfully possesses a firearm, from possessing a firearm the |
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employee is otherwise authorized by law to possess on the premises |
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of the employer's business. In this subsection, "premises" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f)(3), Penal Code. |
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SECTION 5. Section 411.203, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.203. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS. This subchapter does |
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not prevent or otherwise limit any [the] right under state law of a |
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public or private employer to prohibit persons who are licensed |
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under this subchapter from carrying a concealed handgun on the |
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premises of the business. In this section, "premises" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f)(3), Penal Code. |
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SECTION 6. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |