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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of the carrying of a handgun by a concealed |
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handgun license holder at certain meetings of a governmental |
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entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.035(c), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A license holder commits an offense if the license |
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holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun |
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under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, |
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regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, at any meeting of a |
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governmental entity, unless pursuant to written regulations or |
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written authorization of the entity. |
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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, 2015. |