85R9053 MEW-F
By: Swanson H.B. No. 2003
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns in a
courthouse by certain court clerks licensed to carry a handgun.
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 in a concealed manner or in a
shoulder or belt holster a 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, 2017.