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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises of a |
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condominium or multifamily residential rental property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.002, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Section 82.121 applies to a condominium for which the |
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declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 82, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 82.121 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.121. POSSESSION OF CONCEALED HANDGUN ON CONDOMINIUM |
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PROPERTY. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of a dedicatory |
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instrument to the contrary, a condominium unit owner, or a tenant or |
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guest of a condominium unit owner, or a guest of a tenant of a |
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condominium unit owner may not be prohibited from carrying a |
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concealed handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code, on condominium property as necessary to enter the |
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owner's unit, to exit the condominium property from the owner's |
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unit, or to enter a vehicle on the condominium property. |
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(b) This section applies to a provision of a dedicatory |
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instrument regardless of the date of the provision's adoption. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 92.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.026. POSSESSION OF CONCEALED HANDGUN ON LEASED |
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PREMISES. Unless possession of a handgun on a landlord's property |
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is prohibited by state or federal law, a landlord may not prohibit a |
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tenant or a tenant's guest from carrying a concealed handgun under |
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the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, on the |
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leased premises of a multifamily property as necessary to enter the |
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tenant's dwelling unit, to exit the leased premises, or to enter a |
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vehicle on the leased premises. |
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SECTION 4. Section 92.026, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, does not affect the enforceability of a provision in a lease |
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entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |