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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 2164

House Author:  Burns et al.

Effective:  9-1-19

Senate Sponsor:  Hughes


            House Bill 2164 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to subject an establishment serving the public that prohibits or otherwise restricts a peace officer or special investigator from lawfully carrying a weapon on the establishment's premises to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. The bill authorizes the attorney general to sue to collect the civil penalty.