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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying of a firearm by a licensee in a motor |
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vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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the following to the end of Subsection (a): It is an exception to |
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the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially |
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or wholly visible but was carried in a shoulder or belt holster by |
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the license holder, or that the handgun was in a holster and the |
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handgun and license holder were in a motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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Sections 46.035, Penal Code, applies only to an offense committed |
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on or after January 1, 2020. |
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An offense committed before January 1, |
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2020, is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before January 1, 2020, 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, 2019. |