83R7398 MAW-D
By: Schaefer H.B. No. 2534
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the possession of certain weapons by a security guard on
the premises of a school or educational institution.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) It is an exception to the application of Subsection
(a)(1) that the actor possessed a firearm or club while traveling to
or from the actor's place of assignment or in the actual discharge
of the actor's duties as a security officer if:
(1) the actor holds a security officer commission
issued by the Texas Private Security Board;
(2) the actor is wearing a distinctive uniform; and
(3) the firearm or club is in plain view.
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.