88R11734 CJD-F
 
  By: Cain H.B. No. 2960
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the applicability of a defense to prosecution for an
  offense relating to carrying a handgun in certain prohibited
  locations and to repealing associated notice requirements.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 46.15(n) and (o), Penal Code, are
  repealed.
         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.