By: Guillen, Springer (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 333
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013;
April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Criminal Justice; May 9, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring notice of a hotel's firearms policy and other
guest policies; providing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2155, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. FIREARMS POLICY NOTICE
Sec. 2155.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "hotel" has
the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Sec. 2155.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to a hotel that has a policy prohibiting or restricting
the possession, storage, or transportation of firearms by hotel
guests.
Sec. 2155.103. NOTICE REGARDING FIREARMS POLICY. (a) A
hotel shall include on the hotel's Internet reservation website the
hotel's policy regarding the possession, storage, and
transportation of firearms.
(b) If a hotel provides a written confirmation or a written
statement of terms and conditions to a consumer after accepting the
consumer's hotel reservation by telephone, the hotel shall include
information specifying how the consumer may review applicable guest
policies. The guest policies must indicate the hotel's policy
regarding the possession, storage, and transportation of firearms
by guests.
(c) A hotel owner or keeper commits an offense if the person
does not comply with this section. An offense under this subsection
is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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