88R2673 JRR-F
 
  By: Dutton H.B. No. 1311
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the locations in which certain knives are prohibited.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (j) to read as follows:
         (j)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection
  (a)(7) or (13) that the weapon that is the subject of the offense is
  a location-restricted knife.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.