Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R11175 JSC-D
2	2	By: LaHood H.B. No. 2215
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain
10	10	retired attorneys representing the state.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 46.15(a), Penal Code, as amended by
13	13	Chapters 501 (H.B. 2291), 765 (H.B. 4504), and 1077 (S.B. 599), Acts
14	14	of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and
15	15	amended to read as follows:
16	16	(a) Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to:
17	17	(1) peace officers or special investigators under
18	18	Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, and neither section
19	19	prohibits a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a
20	20	weapon in this state, including in an establishment in this state
21	21	serving the public, regardless of whether the peace officer or
22	22	special investigator is engaged in the actual discharge of the
23	23	officer's or investigator's duties while carrying the weapon;
24	24	(2) parole officers, and neither section prohibits an
25	25	officer from carrying a weapon in this state if the officer is:
26	26	(A) engaged in the actual discharge of the
27	27	officer's duties while carrying the weapon; and
28	28	(B) in compliance with policies and procedures
29	29	adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding the
30	30	possession of a weapon by an officer while on duty;
31	31	(3) community supervision and corrections department
32	32	officers appointed or employed under Section 76.004, Government
33	33	Code, and neither section prohibits an officer from carrying a
34	34	weapon in this state if the officer is:
35	35	(A) engaged in the actual discharge of the
36	36	officer's duties while carrying the weapon; and
37	37	(B) authorized to carry a weapon under Section
38	38	76.0051, Government Code;
39	39	(4) an active or retired judicial officer as defined
40	40	by Section 411.201, Government Code, who is licensed to carry a
41	41	handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
42	42	(5) an honorably retired peace officer or other
43	43	qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined by 18 U.S.C.
44	44	Section 926C, who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under
45	45	Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, and is carrying a photo
46	46	identification that is issued by a federal, state, or local law
47	47	enforcement agency, as applicable, and that verifies that the
48	48	officer is an honorably retired peace officer or other qualified
49	49	retired law enforcement officer;
50	50	(6) the attorney general or a United States attorney,
51	51	district attorney, criminal district attorney, county attorney, or
52	52	municipal attorney who is licensed to carry a handgun under
53	53	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
54	54	(7) an assistant United States attorney, assistant
55	55	attorney general, assistant district attorney, assistant criminal
56	56	district attorney, or assistant county attorney who is licensed to
57	57	carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
58	58	(8) a person who retired after serving as an attorney
59	59	described by Subdivision (6) or (7) and who is licensed to carry a
60	60	handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
61	61	(9) a bailiff designated by an active judicial officer
62	62	as defined by Section 411.201, Government Code, who is:
63	63	(A) licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter
64	64	H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and
65	65	(B) engaged in escorting the judicial officer;
66	66	(10) [(9)] a juvenile probation officer who is
67	67	authorized to carry a firearm under Section 142.006, Human
68	68	Resources Code;
69	69	(11) [(10)] a person who is volunteer emergency
70	70	services personnel if the person is:
71	71	(A) carrying a handgun under the authority of
72	72	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and
73	73	(B) engaged in providing emergency services;
74	74	[or]
75	75	(12) [(11)] a person who:
76	76	(A) retired after serving as a judge or justice
77	77	described by Section 411.201(a)(1), Government Code; and
78	78	(B) is licensed to carry a handgun under
79	79	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; or
80	80	(13) [(11)] a district or county clerk who is carrying
81	81	a handgun the clerk is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter
82	82	411, Government Code.
83	83	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
84	84	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
85	85	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
86	86	governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
87	87	the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
88	88	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
89	89	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
90	90	before that date.
91	91	SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
92	92	over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,
93	93	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
94	94	codes.
95	95	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.