Amend SB 17 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.1883 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1883. ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR HOLSTERED CARRY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a license holder may not openly carry a holstered handgun unless the license holder has completed the training under this section.
(b) Only a qualified handgun instructor may administer the training under this section.
(c) The training under this section must include not less than four hours of instruction on:
(1) the differences between carrying a concealed or visible handgun;
(2) the types of holsters available, including an examination of retention levels;
(3) proper use and care of a holster; and
(4) techniques to secure and retain a handgun.
(2) In SECTION 40 of the bill, strike amended Section 30.05(f)(2), Penal Code (page 12, lines 10-16), and substitute the following:
(2) the person, at the time of the offense, was a holder of [carrying a concealed handgun and] a license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a [concealed] handgun and:
(A) was carrying the handgun in a concealed manner; or
(B) was carrying the handgun in a shoulder or belt holster and had previously completed the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code.
(3) In SECTION 44 of the bill, in added Section 30.07(f), Penal Code (page 13, line 23), between "holster" and the underlined period, insert "or that the license holder had previously completed the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code".
(4) In SECTION 45 of the bill, strike amended Section 46.02(a-1)(1), Penal Code (page 13, lines 30-33), and insert the following:
(1) the handgun is in plain view, unless:
(A) the person is licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
(B) the handgun is carried in a shoulder or belt holster; and
(C) the person has completed the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code; or
(5) In SECTION 47 of the bill, in amended Section 46.035(a), Penal Code (page 13, lines 54-56), strike the underlined text and substitute the following:
It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the license holder:
(1) was carrying a partially or wholly visible handgun in a shoulder or belt holster; and
(2) had previously completed the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code.
(6) In SECTION 47 of the bill, in amended Section 46.035(b), Penal Code (page 13, lines 60-61), strike "regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster," and substitute "[regardless of whether the handgun is concealed,]".
(7) In SECTION 47 of the bill, in amended Section 46.035(c), Penal Code (page 14, lines 15-16), strike "regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster," and substitute "[regardless of whether the handgun is concealed,]".
(8) In SECTION 47 of the bill, in amended Section 46.035(d), Penal Code (page 14, lines 19-21), strike ", regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster" and substitute "[, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed]".
(9) In SECTION 48 of the bill, strike amended Section 46.15(b)(6), Penal Code (page 15, lines 43-49), and substitute the following:
(6) is a holder of [carrying a concealed handgun and] a [valid] license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a [concealed] handgun and:
(A) is carrying the handgun in a concealed manner; or
(B) is carrying the handgun in a shoulder or belt holster and has previously completed the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code;
(10) Strike SECTION 50 of the bill (page 15, line 63, through page 16, line 3), substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION, and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) The change in law made by this Act relating to the authority of a license holder to openly carry a holstered handgun applies only to the carrying of a handgun on or after the effective date of this Act by a license holder who has completed the training required under Section 411.1883, Government Code, as added by this Act, regardless of whether the applicable license was issued before, on, or after that date.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Department of Public Safety shall approve programs for the training under Section 411.1883, Government Code, as added by this Act.