| 1 | 1 | | 88R9013 AJA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hall S.B. No. 714 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to civil liability of a business in connection with |
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| 8 | 8 | | prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 95A.0002. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH |
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| 13 | 13 | | PROHIBITING HANDGUNS. (a) In this section, "license holder" means |
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| 14 | 14 | | a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter |
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| 15 | 15 | | 411, Government Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) A person with control over the premises of a business |
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| 17 | 17 | | who prohibits entry on the premises by a license holder with a |
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| 18 | 18 | | concealed handgun by posting a sign on the premises as described by |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 30.06, Penal Code, is liable for damages arising from a |
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| 20 | 20 | | criminal act occurring on the premises. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 22 | 22 | | to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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| 23 | 23 | | this Act. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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