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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, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, 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 House Bill 508 (the authority of certain |
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governmental officials to carry certain weapons on certain |
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premises, and to certain offenses relating to carrying concealed |
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handguns on property owned or leased by a governmental entity; |
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providing a civil penalty), to consider and take action on the |
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following matter: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following text to SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 411.209, |
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Government Code: |
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(i) A state agency or a political subdivision of the state |
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may not provide notice by a communication described by Section |
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30.06, Penal Code, or by any sign expressly referring to that law or |
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to a concealed handgun license, that a person who is serving in this |
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state as a judge or justice of a federal court, as an active |
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judicial officer, as defined by Section 411.201, or as the holder of |
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a statewide office, as defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a |
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member of the house of representatives or the senate, a member of |
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the United States Congress, the state prosecuting attorney or an |
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assistant state prosecuting attorney, an assistant attorney |
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general, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, |
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special assistant United States attorney, district attorney, |
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assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant |
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criminal district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county |
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attorney licensed to carry a handgun under the authority of this |
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subchapter is, while carrying a handgun under the authority of this |
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subchapter, prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises or |
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other place owned or leased by the governmental entity unless the |
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license holders are prohibited from carrying a handgun on the |
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premises or other place by Section 46.035, Penal Code. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to add in |
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cross-references to a person who is serving in this state as a judge |
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or justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer, as |
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defined by Section 411.201, Government Code, or as the holder of a |
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statewide office, as defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a |
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member of the house of representatives or the senate, a member of |
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the United States Congress, the state prosecuting attorney or an |
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assistant state prosecuting attorney, an assistant attorney |
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general, United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, |
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special assistant United States attorney, district attorney, |
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assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant |
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criminal district attorney, county attorney, and assistant county |
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attorney. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following text to Section 46.035(c), Penal Code, in SECTION 4 of the |
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bill: |
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The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (h-1) applies to |
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the prosecution of an offense under this subsection. |
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Explanation: This addition is for clarification purposes |
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only. |