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        |  | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | 
      
        |  | AN ACT | 
      
        |  | relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the | 
      
        |  | person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun; amending | 
      
        |  | provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 
      
        |  | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
      
        |  | SECTION 1.  Section 30.06(d), Penal Code, is amended to read | 
      
        |  | as follows: | 
      
        |  | (d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor | 
      
        |  | punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, except that the offense is | 
      
        |  | a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense | 
      
        |  | that, after entering the property, the license holder was | 
      
        |  | personally given the notice by oral communication described by | 
      
        |  | Subsection (b) and subsequently failed to depart. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 2.  Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by | 
      
        |  | amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as | 
      
        |  | follows: | 
      
        |  | (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, | 
      
        |  | knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal | 
      
        |  | knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a): | 
      
        |  | (1)  unless pursuant to written regulations or written | 
      
        |  | authorization of a school or educational institution, and | 
      
        |  | regardless of whether the school or educational institution is | 
      
        |  | public or private, on: | 
      
        |  | (A)  the physical premises of the [ a] school or | 
      
        |  | educational institution; | 
      
        |  | (B)  the portion of[ ,] any grounds or building on | 
      
        |  | which an activity sponsored by the [ a] school or educational | 
      
        |  | institution is being conducted; [ ,] or | 
      
        |  | (C)  a passenger transportation vehicle of the [ a] | 
      
        |  | school or educational institution[ , whether the school or  | 
      
        |  | educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to  | 
      
        |  | written regulations or written authorization of the institution]; | 
      
        |  | (2)  on the portion of the premises of a polling place | 
      
        |  | where voting or other election-related activities are occurring on | 
      
        |  | the day of an election or while early voting is in progress; | 
      
        |  | (3)  on the premises of any government court or offices | 
      
        |  | utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or | 
      
        |  | written authorization of the court; | 
      
        |  | (4)  on the premises of a racetrack; | 
      
        |  | (5)  in or into a secured area of an airport; or | 
      
        |  | (6)  within 1,000 feet of premises the location of | 
      
        |  | which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a | 
      
        |  | place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, | 
      
        |  | on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the | 
      
        |  | designated premises and the person received notice that: | 
      
        |  | (A)  going within 1,000 feet of the premises with | 
      
        |  | a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or | 
      
        |  | (B)  possessing a weapon listed under this | 
      
        |  | subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited. | 
      
        |  | (b-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection | 
      
        |  | (a)(1)(B) that at the time of the commission of the offense: | 
      
        |  | (1)  the actor was carrying a handgun under the | 
      
        |  | authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and no | 
      
        |  | other weapon to which this section applies; | 
      
        |  | (2)  the actor was not otherwise prohibited from | 
      
        |  | carrying the handgun under another provision of this code or other | 
      
        |  | law; | 
      
        |  | (3)  the activity sponsored by the school or | 
      
        |  | educational institution was a field trip; and | 
      
        |  | (4)  the actor was not a student, teacher, school or | 
      
        |  | school district administrator, or chaperone taking the field trip. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 3.  Section 46.035, Penal Code, as amended by | 
      
        |  | Chapters 1214 (H.B. 1889) and 1222 (H.B. 2300), Acts of the 80th | 
      
        |  | Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: | 
      
        |  | Sec. 46.035.  UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE | 
      
        |  | HOLDER.  (a)  A license holder commits an offense if the license | 
      
        |  | holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person | 
      
        |  | under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, | 
      
        |  | and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another | 
      
        |  | person in a public place. | 
      
        |  | (b)  A license holder commits an offense if the license | 
      
        |  | holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun | 
      
        |  | under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, | 
      
        |  | regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, on or about the | 
      
        |  | license holder's person: | 
      
        |  | (1)  on the premises of a business that has a permit or | 
      
        |  | license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic | 
      
        |  | Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its | 
      
        |  | income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for | 
      
        |  | on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic | 
      
        |  | Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code; | 
      
        |  | (2)  on the premises where a high school, collegiate, | 
      
        |  | or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking | 
      
        |  | place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a | 
      
        |  | handgun is used in the event; or | 
      
        |  | (3)  on the premises of a correctional facility[ ; | 
      
        |  | [ (4)  on the premises of a hospital licensed under  | 
      
        |  | Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing  | 
      
        |  | home licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless the  | 
      
        |  | license holder has written authorization of the hospital or nursing  | 
      
        |  | home administration, as appropriate; | 
      
        |  | [ (5)  in an amusement park; or | 
      
        |  | [ (6)  on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other  | 
      
        |  | established place of religious worship]. | 
      
        |  | (c)  A license holder commits an offense if the license | 
      
        |  | holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun | 
      
        |  | under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, | 
      
        |  | regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, at any meeting of a | 
      
        |  | governmental entity. | 
      
        |  | (d)  A license holder commits an offense if, while | 
      
        |  | intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the | 
      
        |  | authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless | 
      
        |  | of whether the handgun is concealed. | 
      
        |  | (e)  A license holder who is licensed as a security officer | 
      
        |  | under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, and employed as a security | 
      
        |  | officer commits an offense if, while in the course and scope of the | 
      
        |  | security officer's employment, the security officer violates a | 
      
        |  | provision of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code. | 
      
        |  | (f)  In this section: | 
      
        |  | (1)  [ "Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or  | 
      
        |  | outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for  | 
      
        |  | use by the public that is located in a county with a population of  | 
      
        |  | more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface  | 
      
        |  | area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is  | 
      
        |  | open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has  | 
      
        |  | security guards on the premises at all times.  The term does not  | 
      
        |  | include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or  | 
      
        |  | walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area. | 
      
        |  | [ (2)]  "License holder" means a person licensed to | 
      
        |  | carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code. | 
      
        |  | (2) [ (3)]  "Premises" means a building or a portion of | 
      
        |  | a building.  The term does not include any public or private | 
      
        |  | driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, | 
      
        |  | or other parking area. | 
      
        |  | (g)  An offense under this section [ Subsection (a), (b), (c),  | 
      
        |  | (d), or (e)] is a Class C [A] misdemeanor, unless the offense is | 
      
        |  | committed under Subsection (d) or the license holder has previously | 
      
        |  | been convicted of an offense under this section [ (b)(1) or (b)(3)], | 
      
        |  | in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor [ felony of the  | 
      
        |  | third degree]. | 
      
        |  | (h)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that | 
      
        |  | the actor, at the time of the commission of the offense, displayed | 
      
        |  | the handgun under circumstances in which the actor would have been | 
      
        |  | justified in the use of force or deadly force under Chapter 9. | 
      
        |  | (h-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (b) | 
      
        |  | and (c) that the actor, at the time of the commission of the | 
      
        |  | offense, was: | 
      
        |  | (1)  an active judicial officer, as defined by Section | 
      
        |  | 411.201, Government Code; or | 
      
        |  | (2)  a bailiff designated by the active judicial | 
      
        |  | officer and engaged in escorting the officer. | 
      
        |  | [ (h-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections  | 
      
        |  | (b)(1), (2), and (4)-(6), and (c) that at the time of the commission  | 
      
        |  | of the offense, the actor was: | 
      
        |  | [ (1)  a judge or justice of a federal court; | 
      
        |  | [ (2)  an active judicial officer, as defined by Section  | 
      
        |  | 411.201, Government Code; or | 
      
        |  | [ (3)  a district attorney, assistant district  | 
      
        |  | attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district  | 
      
        |  | attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney.] | 
      
        |  | (i)  Subsection [ Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and] | 
      
        |  | (c) does [ do] not apply if the actor was not given effective notice | 
      
        |  | under Section 30.06. | 
      
        |  | (j)  Subsections (a) and (b)(1) do not apply to a historical | 
      
        |  | reenactment performed in compliance with the rules of the Texas | 
      
        |  | Alcoholic Beverage Commission. | 
      
        |  | (k)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(1) | 
      
        |  | that the actor was not given effective notice under Section | 
      
        |  | 411.204, Government Code. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 4.  Section 411.201(a)(2), Government Code, is | 
      
        |  | amended to read as follows: | 
      
        |  | (2)  "Retired judicial officer" means: | 
      
        |  | (A)  a special judge appointed under Section | 
      
        |  | 26.023 or 26.024; [ or] | 
      
        |  | (B)  a senior judge designated under Section | 
      
        |  | 75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section | 
      
        |  | 75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; or | 
      
        |  | (C)  a retired federal judge who is a resident of | 
      
        |  | this state. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 5.  Section 411.204(c), Government Code, is amended | 
      
        |  | to read as follows: | 
      
        |  | (c)  The sign required under Subsection [ Subsections] (a) | 
      
        |  | [ and (b)] must give notice in both English and Spanish that it is | 
      
        |  | unlawful for a person licensed under this subchapter to carry a | 
      
        |  | handgun on the premises.  The sign must appear in contrasting colors | 
      
        |  | with block letters at least one inch in height and must include on | 
      
        |  | its face the number "51" printed in solid red at least five inches | 
      
        |  | in height.  The sign shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner | 
      
        |  | clearly visible to the public. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 6.  Section 411.204(b), Government Code, is | 
      
        |  | repealed. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 7.  The change in law made by this Act applies only | 
      
        |  | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | 
      
        |  | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | 
      
        |  | governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and | 
      
        |  | the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For | 
      
        |  | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | 
      
        |  | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | 
      
        |  | before that date. | 
      
        |  | SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |