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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a |
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handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.2045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.2045. WRITTEN NOTICE: RULES. (a) The department |
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shall adopt rules that prescribe the size of a sign and the |
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lettering on that sign for purposes of Sections 30.06(c)(3)(B) and |
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30.07(c)(3)(B), Penal Code. Rules adopted under this subsection |
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may not require that a sign be larger than 8.5 inches by 11 inches |
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for each language in which the sign must be posted. |
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(b) The department by rule shall adopt Spanish translations |
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of the language described by Sections 30.06(c)(3)(A) and |
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30.07(c)(3)(A), Penal Code, for the signs described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(c) The department shall make available on the department's |
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Internet website a printable copy of the English and Spanish |
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versions of the signs described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 30.06(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(3) "Written communication" means: |
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(A) a card or other document on which is written |
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language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, |
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Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a |
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person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code |
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(handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a |
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concealed handgun"; or |
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(B) a sign posted on the property that: |
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(i) includes the language described by |
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Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish; |
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(ii) appears in contrasting colors with |
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block letters and otherwise complies with the requirements |
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regarding the size and lettering of the sign provided by rules |
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adopted under Section 411.2045, Government Code [at least one inch |
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in height]; and |
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(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner |
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clearly visible to the public. |
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SECTION 3. Section 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(3) "Written communication" means: |
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(A) a card or other document on which is written |
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language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.07, |
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Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried |
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handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, |
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Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this |
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property with a handgun that is carried openly"; or |
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(B) a sign posted on the property that: |
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(i) includes the language described by |
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Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish; |
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(ii) appears in contrasting colors with |
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block letters and otherwise complies with the requirements |
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regarding the size and lettering of the sign provided by rules |
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adopted under Section 411.2045, Government Code [at least one inch |
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in height]; and |
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(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner |
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clearly visible to the public at each entrance to the property. |
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SECTION 4. The public safety director of the Department of |
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Public Safety shall adopt the rules described by Section 411.2045, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, and, not later than December |
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1, 2021, make a printable electronic copy of the sign available on |
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the department's Internet website as required by that section. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after January 1, 2022. An offense |
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committed before January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect |
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on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense was committed before January 1, 2022, if any element of |
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the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |