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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.03(a-1), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person |
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intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a |
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location-restricted knife: |
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(1) [on the premises of a business that has a permit or |
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license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its |
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income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for |
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on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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[(2)] on the premises where a high school, collegiate, |
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or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking |
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place, unless the person is a participant in the event and a |
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location-restricted knife is used in the event; |
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(2) [(3)] on the premises of a correctional facility; |
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(3) [(4)] on the premises of a hospital licensed under |
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Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing |
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facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless |
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the person has written authorization of the hospital or nursing |
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facility administration, as appropriate; or |
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(4) [(5)] on the premises of a mental hospital, as |
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defined by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code, unless the |
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person has written authorization of the mental hospital |
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administration[; |
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[(6) in an amusement park; or |
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[(7) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other |
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established place of religious worship]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.03(c)(2), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Premises" has ["Amusement park" and "premises" |
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have] the meaning [meanings] assigned by Section 46.035. |
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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, 2021. |