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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain county |
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officers and employees in a courthouse. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) |
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that the actor: |
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(1) possessed or carried a concealed handgun that the |
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person was licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code; and |
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(2) was a county officer or county employee. |
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(c) In this section: |
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(1) "County officer" means a county judge, county |
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commissioner, county attorney, sheriff, county tax |
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assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county |
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treasurer, county auditor, county purchasing agent, and constable. |
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(2) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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46.035. |
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(3) [(2)] "Secured area" means an area of an airport |
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terminal building to which access is controlled by the inspection |
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of persons and property under federal law. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |