By Talton H.B. No. 1657
77R6437 JMC-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the possession of or the shooting of a handgun on the
1-3 land of the Lower Colorado River Authority by a person licensed to
1-4 carry a concealed handgun.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 62.082(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
1-7 amended to read as follows:
1-8 (d) Section 62.081 does not apply to:
1-9 (1) an employee of the Lower Colorado River Authority;
1-10 (2) [,] a person authorized to hunt under Subsection
1-11 (c);
1-12 (3) [, or] a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12,
1-13 Code of Criminal Procedure; or
1-14 (4) a person who:
1-15 (A) possesses a concealed handgun and a license
1-16 issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a
1-17 concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is
1-18 carrying; or
1-19 (B) shoots a handgun of the same category the
1-20 person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
1-21 Government Code, under circumstances in which the person would be
1-22 justified in the use of deadly force under Chapter 9, Penal Code.
1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-24 applies only to an offense committed on or after that date. An
2-1 offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered
2-2 by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
2-3 law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
2-4 section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this
2-5 Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.