Bill Text: TX HB308 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-08 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB308 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB308-Comm_Sub.html

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84R26605 E
By: Springer H.B. No. 308
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 308:
By: Phillips C.S.H.B. No. 308

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the
person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun; amending
provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.06(d), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, except that the offense is
a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense
that, after entering the property, the license holder was
personally given the notice by oral communication described by
Subsection (b) and subsequently failed to depart.
SECTION 2. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal
knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
(1) unless pursuant to written regulations or written
authorization of a school or educational institution, and
regardless of whether the school or educational institution is
public or private, on:
(A) the physical premises of the [a] school or
educational institution;
(B) the portion of[,] any grounds or building on
which an activity sponsored by the [a] school or educational
institution is being conducted; [,] or
(C) a passenger transportation vehicle of the [a]
school or educational institution[, whether the school or
educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to
written regulations or written authorization of the institution];
(2) on the portion of the premises of a polling place
where voting or other election-related activities are occurring on
the day of an election or while early voting is in progress;
(3) on the premises of any government court or offices
utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or
written authorization of the court;
(4) on the premises of a racetrack;
(5) in or into a secured area of an airport; or
(6) within 1,000 feet of premises the location of
which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a
place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure,
on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the
designated premises and the person received notice that:
(A) going within 1,000 feet of the premises with
a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or
(B) possessing a weapon listed under this
subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.
(b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection
(a)(1)(B) that at the time of the commission of the offense:
(1) the actor was carrying a handgun under the
authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and no
other weapon to which this section applies;
(2) the actor was not otherwise prohibited from
carrying the handgun under another provision of this code or other
law;
(3) the activity sponsored by the school or
educational institution was a field trip; and
(4) the actor was not a student, teacher, school or
school district administrator, or chaperone taking the field trip.
SECTION 3. Section 46.035, Penal Code, as amended by
Chapters 1214 (H.B. 1889) and 1222 (H.B. 2300), Acts of the 80th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE
HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license
holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person
under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another
person in a public place.
(b) A license holder commits an offense if the license
holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun
under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, on or about the
license holder's person:
(1) on the premises of a business that has a permit or
license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic
Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its
income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for
on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(2) on the premises where a high school, collegiate,
or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking
place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a
handgun is used in the event; or
(3) on the premises of a correctional facility[;
[(4) on the premises of a hospital licensed under
Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing
home licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless the
license holder has written authorization of the hospital or nursing
home administration, as appropriate;
[(5) in an amusement park; or
[(6) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other
established place of religious worship].
(c) A license holder commits an offense if the license
holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun
under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, at any meeting of a
governmental entity.
(d) A license holder commits an offense if, while
intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the
authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless
of whether the handgun is concealed.
(e) A license holder who is licensed as a security officer
under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, and employed as a security
officer commits an offense if, while in the course and scope of the
security officer's employment, the security officer violates a
provision of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
(f) In this section:
(1) ["Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or
outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for
use by the public that is located in a county with a population of
more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface
area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is
open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has
security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not
include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or
walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.
[(2)] "License holder" means a person licensed to
carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
(2) [(3)] "Premises" means a building or a portion of
a building. The term does not include any public or private
driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage,
or other parking area.
(g) An offense under this section [Subsection (a), (b), (c),
(d), or (e)] is a Class C [A] misdemeanor, unless the offense is
committed under Subsection (d) or the license holder has previously
been convicted of an offense under this section [(b)(1) or (b)(3)],
in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor [felony of the
third degree].
(h) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that
the actor, at the time of the commission of the offense, displayed
the handgun under circumstances in which the actor would have been
justified in the use of force or deadly force under Chapter 9.
(h-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (b)
and (c) that the actor, at the time of the commission of the
offense, was:
(1) an active judicial officer, as defined by Section
411.201, Government Code; or
(2) a bailiff designated by the active judicial
officer and engaged in escorting the officer.
[(h-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections
(b)(1), (2), and (4)-(6), and (c) that at the time of the commission
of the offense, the actor was:
[(1) a judge or justice of a federal court;
[(2) an active judicial officer, as defined by Section
411.201, Government Code; or
[(3) a district attorney, assistant district
attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district
attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney.]
(i) Subsection [Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and]
(c) does [do] not apply if the actor was not given effective notice
under Section 30.06.
(j) Subsections (a) and (b)(1) do not apply to a historical
reenactment performed in compliance with the rules of the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
(k) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(1)
that the actor was not given effective notice under Section
411.204, Government Code.
SECTION 4. Section 411.201(a)(2), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Retired judicial officer" means:
(A) a special judge appointed under Section
26.023 or 26.024; [or]
(B) a senior judge designated under Section
75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section
75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; or
(C) a retired federal judge who is a resident of
this state.
SECTION 5. Section 411.204(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The sign required under Subsection [Subsections] (a)
[and (b)] must give notice in both English and Spanish that it is
unlawful for a person licensed under this subchapter to carry a
handgun on the premises. The sign must appear in contrasting colors
with block letters at least one inch in height and must include on
its face the number "51" printed in solid red at least five inches
in height. The sign shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner
clearly visible to the public.
SECTION 6. Section 411.204(b), Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 7. The change in law made by this Act applies 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 when 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 January 1, 2016.