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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to carrying a handgun on the premises of a public employer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.203, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.203. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS. (a) This subchapter |
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does not prevent or otherwise limit the right of a [public or] |
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private employer to prohibit persons who are licensed under this |
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subchapter or not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from |
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possessing a firearm from carrying a handgun on the premises of the |
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business. |
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(b) An employer that is a governmental entity may not |
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prohibit an employee of the entity from carrying a handgun that the |
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employee is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from |
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carrying: |
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(1) on premises owned or leased by the governmental |
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entity; |
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(2) while performing the employee's duties on premises |
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other than premises owned or leased by the governmental entity; or |
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(3) in any other location or circumstance in which the |
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employee would otherwise be permitted to carry a handgun under law. |
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(c) In this section, "premises" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 46.035(f) [46.035(f)(3)], Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |