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Amend CSHB 910 (house committee report) on page 32 of the bill by striking lines 25-26 and substituting the following:
SECTION 46. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) that at the time of the commission of the offense:
(1) the actor was carrying a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and no other weapon to which this section applies;
(2) the actor was not otherwise prohibited from carrying the handgun under another provision of this code or other law;
(3) the actor was not on property owned by or under the control of a school or educational institution; and
(4) the actor was not a participant in or a spectator at an activity sponsored by a school or educational institution.