81R2466 AJA-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 3883
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain warning signs required on certain premises.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.041(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Each holder of a permit who is not otherwise required to
display a sign under Section 411.204, Government Code, shall
display in a prominent place on the permit holder's premises a sign
giving notice that it is unlawful for a person to carry a weapon on
the premises unless the weapon is a concealed handgun of the same
category the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H,
Chapter 411, Government Code. The sign must also indicate that the
prohibition does not apply to peace officers or honorably retired
peace officers who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law,
are exempt from the prohibition.
SECTION 2. Section 61.11(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Each holder of a license who is not otherwise required
to display a sign under Section 411.204, Government Code, shall
display in a prominent place on the license holder's premises a sign
giving notice that it is unlawful for a person to carry a weapon on
the premises unless the weapon is a concealed handgun of the same
category the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H,
Chapter 411, Government Code. The sign must also indicate that the
prohibition does not apply to peace officers or honorably retired
peace officers who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law,
are exempt from the prohibition.
SECTION 3. Section 411.204(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The sign required under 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 also indicate that the prohibition does not
apply to peace officers or honorably retired peace officers who,
under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law, are exempt from the
prohibition. 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 4. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(c) In this section:
(1) "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section
30.05(b).
(2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by
Section 46.035(f).
(3) "Written communication" means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written
language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06,
Penal Code (trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed
handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
Government Code (concealed handgun law), may not enter this
property with a concealed handgun. This prohibition does not apply
to peace officers or honorably retired peace officers."; or
(B) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by
Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with
block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public.
(f) It is an exception to the application of this section
that the license holder is a peace officer or honorably retired
peace officer exempted by Section 46.15 or other law from certain
restrictions on the carrying of handguns.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.