79R7976 UM-D


By:  Alonzo                                                       H.B. No. 1549

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1549:                                   

By:  Homer                                                    C.S.H.B. No. 1549



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain warning signs required on certain premises.               
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.041(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Each holder of a permit who is not otherwise required to 
display a sign under Section 411.204, Government Code, shall 
display in a prominent place on the permit holder's premises a sign 
giving notice that it is unlawful for a person to carry a weapon on 
the premises unless the weapon is a concealed handgun of the same 
category the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, 
Chapter 411, Government Code.  The sign must also indicate that the 
prohibition does not apply to peace officers or honorably retired 
peace officers who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law, 
are exempt from the prohibition.
	SECTION 2.  Section 61.11(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Each holder of a license who is not otherwise required 
to display a sign under Section 411.204, Government Code, shall 
display in a prominent place on the license holder's premises a sign 
giving notice that it is unlawful for a person to carry a weapon on 
the premises unless the weapon is a concealed handgun of the same 
category the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, 
Chapter 411, Government Code.  The sign must also indicate that the 
prohibition does not apply to peace officers or honorably retired 
peace officers who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law, 
are exempt from the prohibition.
	SECTION 3.  Section 411.204(c), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(c)  The sign required under Subsections (a) and (b) must 
give notice in both English and Spanish that it is unlawful for a 
person licensed under this subchapter to carry a handgun on the 
premises.  The sign must also indicate that the prohibition does not 
apply to peace officers or honorably retired peace officers who, 
under Section 46.15, Penal Code, or other law, are exempt from the 
prohibition.  The sign must appear in contrasting colors with block 
letters at least one inch in height and must include on its face the 
number "51" printed in solid red at least five inches in height.  
The sign shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible 
to the public.
	SECTION 4.  Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as 
follows:
	(c)  In this section:                                                          
		(1)  "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 
30.05(b).                  
		(2)  "License holder" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 46.035(f).        
		(3)  "Written communication" means:                                           
			(A)  a card or other document on which is written 
language identical to the following:  "Pursuant to Section 30.06, 
Penal Code (trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed 
handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, 
Government Code (concealed handgun law), may not enter this 
property with a concealed handgun.  This prohibition does not apply 
to peace officers or honorably retired peace officers."; or
			(B)  a sign posted on the property that:                                     
				(i)  includes the language described by 
Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
				(ii)  appears in contrasting colors with 
block letters at least one inch in height; and
				(iii)  is displayed in a conspicuous manner 
clearly visible to the public.
	(f)  It is an exception to the application of this section 
that the license holder is a peace officer or honorably retired 
peace officer exempted by Section 46.15 or other law from certain 
restrictions on the carrying of handguns.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.