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.