Bill Text: TX HB1791 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on property owned or leased by a governmental entity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB1791 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1791-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on property owned or leased by a governmental entity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB1791 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1791-Engrossed.html
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By: Krause, Lang, Toth, et al. | H.B. No. 1791 |
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relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on property | ||
owned or leased by a governmental entity. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 411.209, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a), (d), and (f) and adding Subsection (j) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (i), a state agency or | ||
a political subdivision of the state may not take any action, | ||
including an action consisting of the provision of [ |
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by a communication described by Section 30.06 or 30.07, Penal Code, | ||
that states or implies [ |
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carrying a handgun under the authority of this subchapter is | ||
prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises or other place | ||
owned or leased by the governmental entity unless license holders | ||
are prohibited from carrying a handgun on the premises or other | ||
place by Section 46.03 or 46.035, Penal Code, or other law. | ||
(d) A resident of this state or a person licensed to carry a | ||
handgun under this subchapter may file a complaint with the | ||
attorney general that a state agency or political subdivision is in | ||
violation of Subsection (a) if the resident or license holder | ||
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describes the location and general facts of the violation [ |
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agency or subdivision does not cure the violation before the end of | ||
the third business day after the date of receiving the written | ||
notice. A complaint filed with the attorney general under this | ||
subsection must include evidence of the violation and a copy of the | ||
written notice provided to the agency or subdivision. | ||
(f) Before a suit may be brought against a state agency or a | ||
political subdivision of the state for a violation of Subsection | ||
(a), the attorney general must investigate the complaint to | ||
determine whether legal action is warranted. If legal action is | ||
warranted, the attorney general must give the chief administrative | ||
officer of the agency or political subdivision charged with the | ||
violation a written notice that: | ||
(1) describes the violation [ |
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(2) states the amount of the proposed penalty for the | ||
violation; and | ||
(3) gives the agency or political subdivision 15 days | ||
from receipt of the notice to [ |
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violation to avoid the penalty, unless the agency or political | ||
subdivision was found liable by a court for previously violating | ||
Subsection (a). | ||
(j) In this section, "premises" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 46.035, Penal Code. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 411.209, Government Code, as amended by | ||
this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the | ||
effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |