89R2340 AMF-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 82
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to civil liability of a business in connection with
prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows:
Sec. 95A.0002. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH
PROHIBITING HANDGUNS. (a) In this section, "license holder" means
a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter
411, Government Code.
(b) A person with control over the premises of a business
who prohibits entry on the premises by a license holder with a
concealed handgun by posting a sign on the premises as described by
Section 30.06, Penal Code, is liable for damages arising from a
criminal act occurring on the premises.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.