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Amend HB 1927 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section 229.001(b)(9), Local Government Code (page 6, line 4), following the semicolon, strike "or" and substitute "[or]".
(2) In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section 229.001(b)(10), Local Government Code (page 6, line 8), between "duties" and the period, insert the following:
; or
(11) regulate the carrying of a handgun by a person by adopting an ordinance under Section 411.2035, Government Code
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.2035 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.2035. LOCAL REGULATION OF CARRYING HANDGUN. The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality may enter an order or adopt an ordinance prohibiting a person from carrying a handgun within the boundaries of the county or municipality unless the person:
(1) holds a license issued under this subchapter; or
(2) carries the handgun in accordance with Section 46.15, Penal Code.
SECTION ____. Section 236.002(c), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county to:
(1) require a resident or public employee to be armed for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or other purpose under other law;
(2) regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns in accordance with Section 235.022;
(3) regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government Code;
(4) except as provided by Subsection (d), adopt or enforce a generally applicable land use regulation, fire code, or business regulation; [or]
(5) except as provided by Subsection (e), regulate or prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's official duties; or
(6) regulate the carrying of a handgun by a person by entering an order under Section 411.2035, Government Code.