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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 321 (employee's |
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transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while |
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on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer) |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 |
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of the bill, in added Section 52.063, Labor Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 52.063. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) Except in |
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cases of gross negligence, a public or private employer, or the |
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employer's principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, is not |
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liable in a civil action for personal injury, death, property |
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damage, or any other damages resulting from or arising out of an |
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occurrence involving a firearm or ammunition that the employer is |
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required to allow on the employer's property under this subchapter. |
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(b) The presence of a firearm or ammunition on an employer's |
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property under the authority of this subchapter does not by itself |
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constitute a failure by the employer to provide a safe workplace. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, a public or private |
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employer, or the employer's principal, officer, director, |
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employee, or agent, does not have a duty: |
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(1) to patrol, inspect, or secure: |
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(A) any parking lot, parking garage, or other |
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parking area the employer provides for employees; or |
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(B) any privately owned motor vehicle located in |
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a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area described by |
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Paragraph (A); or |
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(2) to investigate, confirm, or determine an |
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employee's compliance with laws related to the ownership or |
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possession of a firearm or ammunition or the transportation and |
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storage of a firearm or ammunition. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the |
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responsibilities of an employer required by this Act to permit |
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certain firearms and ammunition on the employer's property. |