89R5326 JSC-D
	By: Guillen	H.B. No. 2993

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the carrying of a handgun by a county commissioner in
	certain locations.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.15(a), Penal Code, as amended by
	Chapters 501 (H.B. 2291), 765 (H.B. 4504), and 1077 (S.B. 599), Acts
	of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to:
	(1)  peace officers or special investigators under
	Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, and neither section
	prohibits a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a
	weapon in this state, including in an establishment in this state
	serving the public, regardless of whether the peace officer or
	special investigator is engaged in the actual discharge of the
	officer's or investigator's duties while carrying the weapon;
	(2)  parole officers, and neither section prohibits an
	officer from carrying a weapon in this state if the officer is:
	(A)  engaged in the actual discharge of the
	officer's duties while carrying the weapon; and
	(B)  in compliance with policies and procedures
	adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding the
	possession of a weapon by an officer while on duty;
	(3)  community supervision and corrections department
	officers appointed or employed under Section 76.004, Government
	Code, and neither section prohibits an officer from carrying a
	weapon in this state if the officer is:
	(A)  engaged in the actual discharge of the
	officer's duties while carrying the weapon; and
	(B)  authorized to carry a weapon under Section
	76.0051, Government Code;
	(4)  an active or retired judicial officer as defined
	by Section 411.201, Government Code, who is licensed to carry a
	handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
	(5)  an honorably retired peace officer or other
	qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined by 18 U.S.C.
	Section 926C, who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under
	Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, and is carrying a photo
	identification that is issued by a federal, state, or local law
	enforcement agency, as applicable, and that verifies that the
	officer is an honorably retired peace officer or other qualified
	retired law enforcement officer;
	(6)  the attorney general or a United States attorney,
	district attorney, criminal district attorney, county attorney, or
	municipal attorney who is licensed to carry a handgun under
	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
	(7)  an assistant United States attorney, assistant
	attorney general, assistant district attorney, assistant criminal
	district attorney, or assistant county attorney who is licensed to
	carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
	(8)  a bailiff designated by an active judicial officer
	as defined by Section 411.201, Government Code, who is:
	(A)  licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter
	H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and
	(B)  engaged in escorting the judicial officer;
	(9)  a juvenile probation officer who is authorized to
	carry a firearm under Section 142.006, Human Resources Code;
	(10)  a person who is volunteer emergency services
	personnel if the person is:
	(A)  carrying a handgun under the authority of
	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and
	(B)  engaged in providing emergency services;
	[or]
	(11)  a person who:
	(A)  retired after serving as a judge or justice
	described by Section 411.201(a)(1), Government Code; and
	(B)  is licensed to carry a handgun under
	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
	(12) [(11)]  a district or county clerk who is carrying
	a handgun the clerk is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter
	411, Government Code; or
	(13)  a county commissioner who is carrying a handgun
	the commissioner is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter
	411, Government Code.
	SECTION 2.  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 on the date 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.