By: Zwiener H.B. No. 111
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting the possession of weapons on public
  property within 1000 feet of a school in Texas.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sec. 46.03, Penal Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 46.03.  PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person
  commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or
  recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, location-restricted
  knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
               (1)  on the premises of a school or postsecondary
  educational institution, on any grounds or building owned by and
  under the control of a school or postsecondary educational
  institution and on which an activity sponsored by the school or
  institution is being conducted, on public property within 1000 feet
  of a school, or in a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or
  postsecondary educational institution, whether the school or
  postsecondary educational institution is public or private,
  unless:
                     (A)  pursuant to written regulations or written
  authorization of the school or institution; or
                     (B)  the person possesses or goes with a concealed
  handgun that the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H,
  Chapter 411, Government Code, and no other weapon to which this
  section applies, on the premises of a postsecondary educational
  institution, on any grounds or building owned by and under the
  control of the institution and on which an activity sponsored by the
  institution is being conducted, or in a passenger transportation
  vehicle of the institution;
               (2)  on the premises of a polling place on the day of an
  election or while early voting is in progress;
               (3)  on the premises of any government court or offices
  utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or
  written authorization of the court;
               (4)  on the premises of a racetrack;
               (5)  in or into a secured area of an airport;
               (6)  within 1,000 feet of premises the location of
  which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a
  place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure,
  on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the
  designated premises and the person received notice that:
                     (A)  going within 1,000 feet of the premises with
  a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or
                     (B)  possessing a weapon listed under this
  subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited;
               (7)  on the premises of a business that has a permit or
  license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic
  Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its
  income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for
  on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic
  Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
               (8)  on the premises where a high school, collegiate,
  or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking
  place, unless the person is a participant in the event and a
  firearm, location-restricted knife, club, or prohibited weapon
  listed in Section 46.05(a) is used in the event;
               (9)  on the premises of a correctional facility;
               (10)  on the premises of a civil commitment facility;
               (11)  on the premises of a hospital licensed under
  Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing
  facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless
  the person has written authorization of the hospital or nursing
  facility administration, as appropriate;
               (12)  on the premises of a mental hospital, as defined
  by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code, unless the person has
  written authorization of the mental hospital administration;
               (13)  in an amusement park; or
               (14)  in the room or rooms where a meeting of a
  governmental entity is held, if the meeting is an open meeting
  subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, and if the entity provided
  notice as required by that chapter.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on March 1st, 2024.