84R11141 MEW-F
By: Fletcher H.B. No. 3007
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the carrying of concealed handguns in a courthouse by
certain court clerks.
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) 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 clerk, deputy county clerk, district
clerk, or deputy district clerk.
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, 2015.