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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of a defense to prosecution for an |
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offense relating to carrying a handgun in certain prohibited |
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locations and to repealing associated notice requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 46.15(n) and (o), Penal Code, are |
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repealed. |
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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 |
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Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date 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, 2023. |