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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection |
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with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 95A.0002. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH |
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ALLOWING CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (a) In this section, "license |
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holder" means a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter |
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H, Chapter 411, Government Code. |
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(b) A person with control over the premises of a business |
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who allows entry on the premises by a license holder with a |
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concealed handgun is not liable based solely on that permission for |
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damages arising from the lawful carrying of a concealed handgun on |
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the premises by the license holder. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, the lack of an oral or |
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written communication that constitutes notice for purposes of |
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Section 30.06, Penal Code, is sufficient to constitute allowing |
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entry on the premises by a license holder with a concealed handgun. |
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SECTION 2. Section 95A.0002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a cause of action that |
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accrued before the effective date of this Act. A cause of action |
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that accrued before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law applicable to the cause of action immediately before that |
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date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |