By Ellis                                               H.B. No. 968
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                                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.