83R6449 AJZ-D
By: Hilderbran H.B. No. 2147
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain county
officers and employees in a courthouse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3)
that the actor:
(1) possessed or carried a concealed handgun that the
person was licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
Government Code; and
(2) was a county officer or county employee.
(c) In this section:
(1) "County officer" means a county judge, county
commissioner, county attorney, sheriff, county tax
assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county
treasurer, county auditor, county purchasing agent, and constable.
(2) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section
46.035.
(3) [(2)] "Secured area" means an area of an airport
terminal building to which access is controlled by the inspection
of persons and property under federal law.
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, 2013.