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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the possession of certain weapons by a security guard on |
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the premises of a school or educational institution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) It is an exception to the application of Subsection |
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(a)(1) that the actor possessed a firearm or club while traveling to |
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or from the actor's place of assignment or in the actual discharge |
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of the actor's duties as a security officer if: |
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(1) the actor holds a security officer commission |
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issued by the Texas Private Security Board; |
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(2) the actor is wearing a distinctive uniform; and |
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(3) the firearm or club is in plain view. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |