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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a |
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concealed handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain |
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property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In this section: |
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(1) "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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30.05(b). |
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(2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 46.035(f). |
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(3) "Written communication" means a sign posted in |
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accordance with rules adopted by the public safety director of the |
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Department of Public Safety under Subsection (c-1) [:
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[(A)
a card or other document on which is written
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language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06,
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Penal Code (trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed
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handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
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Government Code (concealed handgun law), may not enter this
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property with a concealed handgun"; or
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[(B) a sign posted on the property that:
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[(i)
includes the language described by
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Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
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[(ii)
appears in contrasting colors with
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block letters at least one inch in height; and
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[(iii)
is displayed in a conspicuous manner
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clearly visible to the public]. |
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(c-1) The public safety director of the Department of Public |
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Safety shall adopt rules regarding the content, size, and other |
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characteristics of signs to be posted on a building or other |
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property where the property owner seeks to prohibit a license |
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holder from carrying a handgun. The rules must require the sign to: |
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(1) contain a pictogram that shows, on a white |
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background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle and a |
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diagonal red line across the handgun; |
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(2) contain language that must include the following: |
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"Section 30.06, Penal Code"; |
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(3) be a readable and conspicuous size but not larger |
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than 8.5 inches by 11 inches; |
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(4) be posted at each exterior entrance that is open to |
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the public; |
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(5) be posted in a conspicuous manner clearly visible |
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to the public; |
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(6) not be obstructed or altered in any way; and |
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(7) be immediately replaced by the property owner if |
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the sign becomes illegible. |
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(c-2) The Department of Public Safety shall make available |
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on the department's Internet website a printable electronic copy of |
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a sign that complies with the rules adopted under Subsection (c-1). |
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SECTION 2. The public safety director of the Department of |
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Public Safety shall adopt the rules prescribing the content, size, |
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and other characteristics of the sign described by Section |
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30.06(c-1), Penal Code, as added by this Act, and, not later than |
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December 1, 2015, make a printable electronic copy of the sign |
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available on the department's Internet website as required by |
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Section 30.06(c-2), Penal Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after January 1, 2016. An offense |
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committed before January 1, 2016, is governed by the law in effect |
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on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense was committed before January 1, 2016, if any element of |
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the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |