Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	84R6749 AJZ-F
2	2	By: Burton S.B. No. 1110
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain license
8	8	holders on certain locations associated with a public or private
9	9	school or educational institution.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by
12	12	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
13	13	follows:
14	14	(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally,
15	15	knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal
16	16	knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
17	17	(1) unless pursuant to written regulations or written
18	18	authorization of a school or educational institution, regardless of
19	19	whether the school or educational institution is public or private,
20	20	on:
21	21	(A) the physical premises of the [a] school or
22	22	educational institution;
23	23	(B) [,] any grounds or building on which an
24	24	activity sponsored by the [a] school or educational institution is
25	25	being conducted; [,] or
26	26	(C) a passenger transportation vehicle of the [a]
27	27	school or educational institution[, whether the school or
28	28	educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to
29	29	written regulations or written authorization of the institution];
30	30	(2) on the premises of a polling place on the day of an
31	31	election or while early voting is in progress;
32	32	(3) on the premises of any government court or offices
33	33	utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or
34	34	written authorization of the court;
35	35	(4) on the premises of a racetrack;
36	36	(5) in or into a secured area of an airport; or
37	37	(6) within 1,000 feet of premises the location of
38	38	which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a
39	39	place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure,
40	40	on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the
41	41	designated premises and the person received notice that:
42	42	(A) going within 1,000 feet of the premises with
43	43	a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or
44	44	(B) possessing a weapon listed under this
45	45	subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.
46	46	(b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection
47	47	(a)(1)(B) that at the time of the commission of the offense:
48	48	(1) the actor was carrying a handgun under the
49	49	authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and no
50	50	other weapon to which this section applies;
51	51	(2) the actor was not otherwise prohibited from
52	52	carrying the handgun under another provision of this code or other
53	53	law;
54	54	(3) the activity sponsored by the school or
55	55	educational institution was a field trip; and
56	56	(4) the actor was not a student, teacher, school or
57	57	school district administrator, or chaperone taking the field trip.
58	58	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
59	59	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
60	60	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
61	61	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
62	62	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
63	63	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
64	64	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
65	65	before that date.
66	66	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.