87(R) HB 1407 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor |
 
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vehicle. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 46.035(a), Penal Code, is amended to |
 
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read as follows: |
 
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             (a)    A license holder commits an offense if the license |
 
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holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person |
 
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under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, |
 
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and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another |
 
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person in a public place.    It is an exception to the application of |
 
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this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible |
 
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but was: |
 
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                         (1)    carried in a shoulder or belt holster by the |
 
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license holder; or |
 
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                         (2)    in a holster, and the handgun and the license |
 
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holder were in a motor vehicle. |
 
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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 January 1, 2022.  An offense |
 
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committed before January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect |
 
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on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is |
 
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continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this section, |
 
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an offense was committed before January 1, 2022, if any element of |
 
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the offense occurred before that date. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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     President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House           |
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             I certify that H.B. No. 1407 was passed by the House on April |
 
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15, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 97, Nays 47, 1 present, not |
 
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voting. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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             I certify that H.B. No. 1407 was passed by the Senate on May |
 
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20, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
 
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Secretary of the Senate         |
 
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APPROVED:    _____________________ |
 
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                                 Governor               |