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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defense to prosecution for a handgun license holder |
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who carries a handgun on certain premises. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) It is a defense to prosecution under Sections 46.03(a) |
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and 46.035(a-2), (a-3), (b), and (c) that: |
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(1) the person was carrying a handgun that the person |
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was licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government |
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Code, and no other weapon prohibited under the applicable section; |
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and |
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(2) the license holder was personally given notice |
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that carrying a handgun on the property was prohibited and promptly |
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departed from the property. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act 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, 2021. |