By De La Garza H.B. No. 1326 74R4730 PEP-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to creating the offense of carrying a pistol grip shotgun. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 46.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Subdivision (17) to read as follows: 1-6 (17) "Pistol grip shotgun" means a shotgun that has a 1-7 pistol grip and that does not have a stock, folding stock, or 1-8 readily detachable stock. 1-9 SECTION 2. Section 46.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to read 1-10 as follows: 1-11 (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, 1-12 knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a handgun, 1-13 pistol grip shotgun, illegal knife, or club. 1-14 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 1-15 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-16 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-17 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-18 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-19 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.