By Ellis H.B. No. 968 77R3550 KEL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawfully carrying 1-3 a weapon to certain persons carrying a weapon in a recreational 1-4 vehicle. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-8 (f) For the purpose of Subsection (b)(2), "premises" 1-9 includes a recreational vehicle, as defined by Section 522.004(b), 1-10 Transportation Code, that is being used by the person carrying the 1-11 handgun, illegal knife, or club as living quarters, regardless of 1-12 whether that use is temporary or permanent. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-14 applies only to an offense committed on or after that date. An 1-15 offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered 1-16 by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former 1-17 law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this 1-18 section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this 1-19 Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.