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By: Swanson, et al. |
H.B. No. 121 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Creighton, Hall) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2019; |
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April 15, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 10, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 10, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by |
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certain persons carrying handguns. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that |
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the license holder was personally given notice by oral |
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communication described by Subsection (b) and promptly departed |
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from the property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that |
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the license holder was personally given notice by oral |
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communication described by Subsection (b) and promptly departed |
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from the property. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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