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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing county commissioners who hold a license to |
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carry a handgun to carry the handgun on the premises of a government |
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court or an office utilized by a court and the form of the handgun |
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licenses issued to county commissioners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.179(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) In adopting the form of the license under Subsection |
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(a), the department shall establish a procedure for the license of a |
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qualified handgun instructor or of the attorney general or a judge, |
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justice, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, |
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assistant attorney general, prosecuting attorney, [or] assistant |
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prosecuting attorney, or county commissioner, as described by |
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Section 46.15(a)(4), (6), or (7) or (h), Penal Code, to indicate on |
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the license the license holder's status as a qualified handgun |
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instructor or as the attorney general or a judge, justice, United |
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States attorney, assistant United States attorney, assistant |
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attorney general, district attorney, criminal district attorney, |
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[or] county attorney, or county commissioner. In establishing the |
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procedure, the department shall require sufficient documentary |
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evidence to establish the license holder's status under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Section 46.03(a)(3) does not apply to a county |
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commissioner who: |
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(1) carries a handgun; and |
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(2) is licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter |
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H, Chapter 411, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 411.179(c), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an applicant for an original, |
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duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, as amended by this Act, |
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who submits the application on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 46.15, Penal Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of |
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this Act 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 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |