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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the liability of a business that allows handguns to be |
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carried on the business's premises. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 95A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 95A. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR BUSINESS THAT ALLOWS HANDGUNS |
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Sec. 95A.001. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR BUSINESS THAT ALLOWS |
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HANDGUNS. The owner or operator of a business on the premises of |
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which the carrying of a handgun is not otherwise unlawful is immune |
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from civil liability with respect to any claim that is based on the |
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owner's or operator's failure to exercise the option to forbid the |
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carrying of handguns on the premises by customers or employees. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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as added by this Act, does not apply to a cause of action that |
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accrued before the effective date of this Act. A cause of action |
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that accrued before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law applicable to the cause of action immediately before that |
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date, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |