83R9795 CLG-F
	By: Guillen, Springer	H.B. No. 333
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 333:
	By:  Oliveira	C.S.H.B. No. 333

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to requiring notice of a hotel's firearms policy and other
	guest policies; providing a criminal penalty.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 2155, Occupations Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER C. FIREARMS POLICY NOTICE
	Sec. 2155.101.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "hotel" has
	the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
	Sec. 2155.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter
	applies only to a hotel that has a policy prohibiting or restricting
	the possession, storage, or transportation of firearms by hotel
	guests.
	Sec. 2155.103.  NOTICE REGARDING FIREARMS POLICY. (a)  A
	hotel shall include on the hotel's Internet reservation website the
	hotel's policy regarding the possession, storage, and
	transportation of firearms.
	(b)  If a hotel provides a written confirmation or a written
	statement of terms and conditions to a consumer after accepting the
	consumer's hotel reservation by telephone, the hotel shall include
	information specifying how the consumer may review applicable guest
	policies. The guest policies must indicate the hotel's policy
	regarding the possession, storage, and transportation of firearms
	by guests.
	(c)  A hotel owner or keeper commits an offense if the person
	does not comply with this section. An offense under this subsection
	is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.