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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 |
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certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.05, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A person may provide notice that firearms are prohibited |
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on the property by posting [a sign] at each entrance to the property |
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[that]: |
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(1) a sign that: |
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(A) includes, in both English and Spanish, |
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language that is identical to or substantially similar to the |
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following: "Pursuant to Section 30.05, Penal Code (criminal |
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trespass), a person may not enter this property with a firearm"; |
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(B) [(2) includes the language described by |
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Subdivision (1) in both English and Spanish; |
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[(3)] appears in contrasting colors with block letters |
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at least one-half [one] inch in height; and |
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(C) [(4)] is displayed in a conspicuous manner |
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clearly visible to the public; or |
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(2) a sign that: |
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(A) includes, in both English and Spanish, |
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language that is identical to or substantially similar to the |
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following: "No firearms permitted on this property"; |
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(B) appears on a white background with black |
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block letters at least one-half inch in height; |
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(C) contains a pictogram that shows, on a white |
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background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle of at |
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least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across the |
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handgun; and |
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(D) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly |
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visible to the public. |
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(c-1) Notice provided under Subsection (c) may be combined |
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in the same sign as notice provided under Section 30.06(c)(3)(B) or |
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(C) or Section 30.07(c)(3)(B) or (C) by including the applicable |
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statement for each category of entry to be prohibited. If notice is |
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given in the manner described by Subsection (c)(2), and combined |
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with notice described by Section 30.06(c)(3)(C) or Section |
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30.07(c)(3)(C), it is not necessary to display more than one |
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pictogram such as that described by Subsection (c)(2)(C) of this |
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section. Notice provided in the manner authorized by this |
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subsection is considered to be sufficient for purposes of |
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prohibiting the categories of entry described by this section, |
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Section 30.06, and Section 30.07, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. Section 30.06(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(3) "Written communication" means: |
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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 license holder with a concealed handgun), a |
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person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code |
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(handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a |
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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-half [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; or |
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(C) a sign posted on the property that: |
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(i) includes, in both English and Spanish, |
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language that is identical to or substantially similar to the |
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following: "No concealed handguns permitted on this property"; |
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(ii) appears on a white background with |
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black block letters at least one-half inch in height; |
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(iii) contains a pictogram that shows, on a |
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white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle |
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of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across |
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the handgun; and |
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(iv) is displayed in a conspicuous manner |
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clearly visible to the public. |
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SECTION 3. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Notice provided under Subsection (c)(3)(B) or (C) may |
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be combined in the same sign as notice provided under Section |
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30.05(c) or Section 30.07(c)(3)(B) or (C) by including the |
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applicable statement for each category of entry to be prohibited. |
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If notice is given in the manner described by Subsection (c)(3)(C), |
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and combined with notice described by Section 30.05(c)(2) or |
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Section 30.07(c)(3)(C), it is not necessary to display more than |
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one pictogram such as that described by Subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii) |
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of this section. Notice provided in the manner authorized by this |
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subsection is considered to be sufficient for purposes of |
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prohibiting the categories of entry described by this section, |
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Section 30.05, and Section 30.07, as applicable. |
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SECTION 4. Section 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(3) "Written communication" means: |
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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 30.07, |
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Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried |
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handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this |
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property with a handgun that is carried openly"; [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-half [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 at each entrance to the property; or |
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(C) a sign posted on the property that: |
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(i) includes, in both English and Spanish, |
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language that is identical to or substantially similar to the |
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following: "No openly carried handguns permitted on this property"; |
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(ii) appears on a white background with |
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black block letters at least one-half inch in height; |
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(iii) contains a pictogram that shows, on a |
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white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle |
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of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across |
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the handgun; and |
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(iv) is displayed in a conspicuous manner |
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clearly visible to the public. |
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SECTION 5. Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Notice provided under Subsection (c)(3)(B) or (C) may |
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be combined in the same sign as notice provided under Section |
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30.05(c) or Section 30.06(c)(3)(B) or (C) by including the |
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applicable statement for each category of entry to be prohibited. |
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If notice is given in the manner described by Subsection (c)(3)(C), |
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and combined with notice described by Section 30.05(c)(2) or |
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Section 30.06(c)(3)(C), it is not necessary to display more than |
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one pictogram such as that described by Subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii) |
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of this section. Notice provided in the manner authorized by this |
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subsection is considered to be sufficient for purposes of |
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prohibiting the categories of entry described by this section, |
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Section 30.05, and Section 30.06, as applicable. |
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SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |