87R3015 AJZ-D
By: Anchia H.B. No. 1772
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a
handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.06(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(3) "Written communication" means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written
language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06,
Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a
person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
(handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a
concealed handgun"; [or]
(B) a card or other document on which is:
(i) written language identical to the
following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code, Concealed Carry
of Handguns Prohibited"; and
(ii) a pictogram that shows a handgun
within a circle and a diagonal line across the handgun;
(C) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by
Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with
block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public; or
(D) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes:
(a) the language described by
Paragraph (B)(i) in both English and Spanish; and
(b) the pictogram described by
Paragraph (B)(ii);
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with
block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public.
SECTION 2. Section 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(3) "Written communication" means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written
language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.07,
Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried
handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this
property with a handgun that is carried openly"; [or]
(B) a card or other document on which is:
(i) written language identical to the
following: "Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code, Open Carry of
Handguns Prohibited"; and
(ii) a pictogram that shows a handgun
within a circle and a diagonal line across the handgun;
(C) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by
Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with
block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public at each entrance to the property; or
(D) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes:
(a) the language described by
Paragraph (B)(i) in both English and Spanish; and
(b) the pictogram described by
Paragraph (B)(ii);
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with
block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.