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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a |
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handgun by a license holder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.035(g), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an [An] |
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offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense |
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under Subsection (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c) is a Class C misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, except that the offense is |
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a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense |
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that, after entering the property, the license holder was |
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personally given notice by oral or written communication under |
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Section 30.06 or 30.07 that entry on the property was forbidden and |
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subsequently failed to depart. An [, unless the] offense [is |
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committed] under Subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3)[, in which event the |
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offense] is a felony of the third degree. |
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SECTION 2. 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 at the time 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |