By:  Ellis                                                        H.B. No. 284



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawfully carrying 
a weapon to certain persons carrying a weapon in a recreational 
vehicle.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  For the purpose of Subsection (b)(2), "premises" 
includes a recreational vehicle, as defined by Section 522.004(b), 
Transportation Code, that is being used by the person carrying the 
handgun, illegal knife, or club as living quarters, regardless of 
whether that use is temporary or permanent.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to an offense committed on or after that date. An 
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered 
by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former 
law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this 
section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this 
Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.