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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by |
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certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of |
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trustees of a school district or the governing body of an |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) |
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that at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was: |
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(1) carrying in a concealed manner or in a shoulder or |
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belt holster a handgun that the person was licensed to carry under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and |
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(2) attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a |
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school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter |
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school in an official capacity as: |
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(A) a member of the board or governing body; or |
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(B) the superintendent of the school district or |
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charter school or another person serving in a similar capacity. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that |
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at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was attending |
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a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the |
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governing body of an open-enrollment charter school in an official |
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capacity as: |
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(1) a member of the board or governing body; or |
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(2) the superintendent of the school district or |
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charter school or another person serving in a similar capacity. |
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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 the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |