Amend HB 1927 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 95A. ACTIONS INVOLVING THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS [HANDGUNS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY]
SECTION ____. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows:
Sec. 95A.0002. LIABILITY OF PERSON CARRYING FIREARM WITHOUT LICENSE. A person who carries a firearm in a public place is strictly liable for actual damages for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the discharge of the person's firearm unless at the time the discharge occurs the person:
(1) is licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; or
(2) carries the firearm in accordance with Section 46.15, Penal Code.
SECTION ____. Section 95A.0002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of action immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.