By: Campbell, et al.	S.B. No. 20
	(Hefner)

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by
	a hotel guest.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 2155,
	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER C. FIREARMS POLICY [NOTICE]
	SECTION 2.  Section 2155.101, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 2155.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "hotel"
	means a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers
	more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee
	[has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code].
	SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2155, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2155.1025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2155.1025.  APPLICABILITY OF FIREARMS POLICY TO
	HANDGUNS. (a)  Unless possession of a handgun or handgun ammunition
	on hotel property is prohibited by state or federal law, a hotel may
	not adopt a firearms policy described by Section 2155.102
	prohibiting a hotel guest from:
	(1)  carrying or storing a handgun or handgun
	ammunition in the guest's hotel room;
	(2)  carrying a handgun or handgun ammunition directly
	en route to or from the hotel or the guest's hotel room;
	(3)  carrying a handgun or handgun ammunition directly
	en route to or from the guest's vehicle located on the hotel
	property, including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel
	guests; or
	(4)  carrying or storing a handgun or handgun
	ammunition in the guest's vehicle located on the hotel property,
	including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests.
	(b)  A hotel may adopt a firearms policy requiring a hotel
	guest carrying a handgun or handgun ammunition in a common area on
	the hotel property to:
	(1)  carry a handgun in a concealed manner; or
	(2)  carry handgun ammunition in a case or bag.
	SECTION 4.  Section 30.05, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (f-4) to read as follows:
	(f-4)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section
	that:
	(1)  the conduct occurred on hotel property, and the
	basis on which entry on that property was forbidden is that entry
	with a firearm or firearm ammunition was forbidden;
	(2)  the actor is a guest of a hotel, as defined by
	Section 2155.101, Occupations Code; and
	(3)  the actor:
	(A)  carries or stores a handgun or handgun
	ammunition in the actor's hotel room;
	(B)  carries a handgun or handgun ammunition
	directly en route to or from the hotel or the actor's hotel room;
	(C)  carries a handgun or handgun ammunition
	directly en route to or from the actor's vehicle located on the
	hotel property, including a vehicle in a parking area provided for
	hotel guests; or
	(D)  carries or stores a handgun or handgun
	ammunition in the actor's vehicle located on the hotel property,
	including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests.
	SECTION 5.  Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (e-4) to read as follows:
	(e-4)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
	the license holder is a guest of a hotel, as defined by Section
	2155.101, Occupations Code, and the license holder:
	(1)  carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	hotel room;
	(2)  carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	hotel or the license holder's hotel room;
	(3)  carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	license holder's vehicle located on the hotel property, including a
	vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests; or
	(4)  carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	vehicle located on the hotel property, including a vehicle in a
	parking area provided for hotel guests.
	SECTION 6.  Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (e-4) to read as follows:
	(e-4)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
	the license holder is a guest of a hotel, as defined by Section
	2155.101, Occupations Code, and the license holder:
	(1)  carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	hotel room;
	(2)  carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	hotel or the license holder's hotel room;
	(3)  carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	license holder's vehicle located on the hotel property, including a
	vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests; or
	(4)  carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	vehicle located on the hotel property, including a vehicle in a
	parking area provided for hotel guests.
	SECTION 7.  Sections 30.05, 30.06, and 30.07, Penal Code, as
	amended by this Act, apply 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 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.