79R1168 AJA-D
By: Alonzo 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 certain other
persons who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, 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 certain other
persons who, under Section 46.15, Penal Code, 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 certain other persons who, under Section
46.15, Penal Code, 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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.