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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of  | 
      
      
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        Texas, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That House Rule 13,  | 
      
      
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        Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,  | 
      
      
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        Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to  | 
      
      
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        resolve the differences on House Bill 508 (the authority of certain  | 
      
      
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        governmental officials to carry certain weapons on certain  | 
      
      
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        premises, and to certain offenses relating to carrying concealed  | 
      
      
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        handguns on property owned or leased by a governmental entity;  | 
      
      
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        providing a civil penalty), to consider and take action on the  | 
      
      
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        following matter: | 
      
      
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               (1)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit  | 
      
      
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        the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in  | 
      
      
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        either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the  | 
      
      
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        following text to SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 411.209,  | 
      
      
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        Government Code: | 
      
      
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               (i)  A state agency or a political subdivision of the state  | 
      
      
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        may not provide notice by a communication described by Section  | 
      
      
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        30.06, Penal Code, or by any sign expressly referring to that law or  | 
      
      
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        to a concealed handgun license, that a person who is serving in this  | 
      
      
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        state as a judge or justice of a federal court, as an active  | 
      
      
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        judicial officer, as defined by Section 411.201, or as the holder of  | 
      
      
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        a statewide office, as defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a  | 
      
      
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        member of the house of representatives or the senate, a member of  | 
      
      
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        the United States Congress, the state prosecuting attorney or an  | 
      
      
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        assistant state prosecuting attorney, an assistant attorney  | 
      
      
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        general, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney,  | 
      
      
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        special assistant United States attorney, district attorney,  | 
      
      
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        assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant  | 
      
      
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        criminal district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county  | 
      
      
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        attorney licensed to carry a handgun under the authority of this  | 
      
      
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        subchapter is, while carrying a handgun under the authority of this  | 
      
      
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        subchapter, prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises or  | 
      
      
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        other place owned or leased by the governmental entity unless the  | 
      
      
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        license holders are prohibited from carrying a handgun on the  | 
      
      
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        premises or other place by Section 46.035, Penal Code. | 
      
      
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               Explanation:  This addition is necessary to add in  | 
      
      
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        cross-references to a person who is serving in this state as a judge  | 
      
      
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        or justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer, as  | 
      
      
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        defined by Section 411.201, Government Code, or as the holder of a  | 
      
      
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        statewide office, as defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a  | 
      
      
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        member of the house of representatives or the senate, a member of  | 
      
      
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        the United States Congress, the state prosecuting attorney or an  | 
      
      
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        assistant state prosecuting attorney, an assistant attorney  | 
      
      
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        general, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney,  | 
      
      
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        special assistant United States attorney, district attorney,  | 
      
      
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        assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant  | 
      
      
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        criminal district attorney, county attorney, and assistant county  | 
      
      
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        attorney. | 
      
      
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               (2)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit  | 
      
      
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        the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in  | 
      
      
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        either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the  | 
      
      
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        following text to Section 46.035(c), Penal Code, in SECTION 4 of the  | 
      
      
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        bill: | 
      
      
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        The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (h-1) applies to  | 
      
      
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        the prosecution of an offense under this subsection. | 
      
      
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               Explanation: This addition is for clarification purposes  | 
      
      
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        only. |