Amend HB 446 (house committee report) on third reading as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 14, strike "Section 46.01(8), Penal Code, is" and substitute "Sections 46.01(8) and 46.15(c), Penal Code, are".

(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 46.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun [or club]; and

(2)  is not:

(A)  on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or

(B)  inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control.

SECTION ____.  Sections 46.15(d) and (g), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows:

(d)  The provisions of Section 46.02 prohibiting the carrying of a firearm [or carrying of a club] do not apply to a public security officer employed by the adjutant general under Section 437.053, Government Code, in performance of official duties or while traveling to or from a place of duty.

(g)  The provisions of Section [Sections 46.02 and] 46.03 prohibiting the possession or carrying of a club do not apply to an animal control officer who holds a certificate issued under Section 829.006, Health and Safety Code, and who possesses or carries an instrument used specifically for deterring the bite of an animal while the officer is in the performance of official duties under the Health and Safety Code or is traveling to or from a place of duty.