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| 1 | 1 | 85R9053 MEW-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Swanson H.B. No. 2003 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns in a | |
| 8 | 8 | courthouse by certain court clerks licensed to carry a handgun. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) | |
| 13 | 13 | that the actor: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) possessed or carried in a concealed manner or in a | |
| 15 | 15 | shoulder or belt holster a handgun that the person was licensed to | |
| 16 | 16 | carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) was a county clerk, deputy county clerk, district | |
| 18 | 18 | clerk, or deputy district clerk. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 20 | 20 | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 21 | 21 | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 22 | 22 | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | |
| 23 | 23 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | |
| 24 | 24 | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | |
| 25 | 25 | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | |
| 26 | 26 | before that date. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |