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| 1 | 1 | 89R2340 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hall S.B. No. 82 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to civil liability of a business in connection with | |
| 10 | 10 | prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, | |
| 13 | 13 | is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 95A.0002. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH | |
| 15 | 15 | PROHIBITING HANDGUNS. (a) In this section, "license holder" means | |
| 16 | 16 | a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter | |
| 17 | 17 | 411, Government Code. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) A person with control over the premises of a business | |
| 19 | 19 | who prohibits entry on the premises by a license holder with a | |
| 20 | 20 | concealed handgun by posting a sign on the premises as described by | |
| 21 | 21 | Section 30.06, Penal Code, is liable for damages arising from a | |
| 22 | 22 | criminal act occurring on the premises. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 24 | 24 | to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of | |
| 25 | 25 | this Act. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |