88R10571 MCF-D
	By: West	S.B. No. 2092

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate
	the locations in which a person may carry a firearm.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 229.001, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d-2) to
	read as follows:
	(b)  Subsection (a) does not affect the authority a
	municipality has under another law to:
	(1)  require residents or public employees to be armed
	for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or another
	lawful purpose;
	(2)  regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns
	within the limits of the municipality, other than at a sport
	shooting range;
	(3)  except as provided by Subsection (b-1), adopt or
	enforce a generally applicable zoning ordinance, land use
	regulation, fire code, or business ordinance;
	(4)  regulate the storage or transportation of
	explosives to protect public health and safety, except that 25
	pounds or less of black powder for each private residence and 50
	pounds or less of black powder for each retail dealer are not
	subject to regulation;
	(5)  regulate the carrying of an air gun or firearm,
	other than a handgun carried by a person not otherwise prohibited by
	law from carrying a handgun, at a:
	(A)  public park;
	(B)  public meeting of a municipality, county, or
	other governmental body;
	(C)  political rally, parade, or official
	political meeting; or
	(D)  nonfirearms-related school, college, or
	professional athletic event;
	(6)  regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person
	licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
	Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government
	Code;
	(7)  regulate the hours of operation of a sport
	shooting range, except that the hours of operation may not be more
	limited than the least limited hours of operation of any other
	business in the municipality other than a business permitted or
	licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises
	consumption;
	(8)  regulate the carrying of an air gun by a minor on:
	(A)  public property; or
	(B)  private property without consent of the
	property owner; [or]
	(9)  except as provided by Subsection (d-1), regulate
	or prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm,
	firearm accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's
	official duties; or
	(10)  except as provided by Subsection (d-2), regulate
	or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of a location
	where activities for children are regularly conducted, including a
	museum or a child-care or recreational facility.
	(d-2)  Subsection (b)(10) does not authorize a municipality
	to regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm by a person
	described by Section 46.15(a)(1) or (b)(1), Penal Code, or by a
	person who is otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under a
	license or commission issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 2.  Section 236.002, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e-1) to
	read as follows:
	(c)  Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county
	to:
	(1)  require a resident or public employee to be armed
	for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or other purpose
	under other law;
	(2)  regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns in
	accordance with Section 235.022;
	(3)  regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person
	licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
	Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government
	Code;
	(4)  except as provided by Subsection (d), adopt or
	enforce a generally applicable land use regulation, fire code, or
	business regulation; [or]
	(5)  except as provided by Subsection (e), regulate or
	prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm, firearm
	accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's official
	duties; or
	(6)  except as provided by Subsection (e-1), regulate
	or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of a location
	where activities for children are regularly conducted, including a
	museum or a child-care or recreational facility.
	(e-1)  Subsection (c)(6) does not authorize a county to
	regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm by a person described
	by Section 46.15(a)(1) or (b)(1), Penal Code, or by a person who is
	otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under a license or
	commission issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.