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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity |
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contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 2252, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2252.911 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2252.911. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION RELATING TO |
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HANDGUNS CARRIED BY LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) In this section, |
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"governmental entity" means: |
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(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other |
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agency that is in the executive or legislative branch of state |
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government and that was created by the constitution or a statute, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code; |
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(2) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, |
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a court of appeals, a district court, or the Texas Judicial Council |
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or another agency in the judicial branch of state government; or |
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(3) a county, municipality, special-purpose district |
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or authority, or any other political subdivision of this state. |
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(b) A contract for the use of property owned or leased by a |
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governmental entity must include the following statement: |
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"______________ (name of contractor), during the term of this |
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contract, may not in any manner prohibit a license holder who is |
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carrying a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter |
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411, Government Code, from entering or remaining on the property or |
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a portion of the property, including through the provision of |
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notice by a communication described by Section 30.06 or 30.07, |
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Penal Code, unless license holders are otherwise prohibited from |
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carrying handguns on the property or that portion of the property |
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under Section 46.03, Penal Code, or other law." |
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SECTION 2. Section 2252.911, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, does not apply to a contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act, except that if the contract is renewed, |
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modified, or extended on or after the effective date of this Act, |
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Section 2252.911, Government Code, applies to the contract |
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beginning on the date of renewal, modification, or extension. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |