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Amend CSHB 910 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section 46.036 to read as follows:
Sec. 46.036. CARRYING OF OTHER WEAPONS BY LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Knife" means an illegal knife described by Section 46.01(6)(A)-(E).
(2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035.
(b) A license holder may carry a knife in any location and in any manner that the license holder is authorized to carry a handgun.
(c) A license holder who carries a knife under the authority of Subsection (b) commits an offense if the license holder carries the knife in a place or in a manner that is prohibited under Section 46.035 for a handgun.
(d) The punishment for an offense under Subsection (c) is the same as that provided for an offense committed with respect to a handgun under Section 46.035(g).
(e) Any defense to prosecution for an offense under Section 46.035 is available to a license holder who commits an offense under Subsection (c).