87(R) SB 20 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	S.B.  No.  20

	AN ACT
	relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by
	a hotel guest.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION  1.    The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 2155,
	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER C. FIREARMS POLICY [NOTICE]
	SECTION  2.    Section 2155.101, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec.  2155.101.    DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "hotel"
	means a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers
	more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee
	[has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code].
	SECTION  3.    Subchapter C, Chapter 2155, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2155.1025 to read as follows:
	Sec.  2155.1025.    FIREARMS POLICY. (a) Unless possession of
	a handgun or other firearm or ammunition on hotel property is
	prohibited by state or federal law, a hotel may not adopt a policy
	prohibiting a hotel guest from:
	(1)    carrying or storing a firearm or firearm
	ammunition in the guest's hotel room;
	(2)    carrying a firearm or firearm ammunition directly
	en route to or from the hotel or the guest's hotel room;
	(3)    carrying a firearm or firearm ammunition directly
	en route to or from the guest's vehicle located on the hotel
	property, including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel
	guests; or
	(4)    carrying or storing a firearm or firearm
	ammunition in the guest's vehicle located on the hotel property,
	including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests.
	(b)    A hotel may adopt a policy requiring a hotel guest
	carrying a firearm or firearm ammunition in a common area on the
	hotel property to:
	(1)    carry a handgun in a concealed manner; or
	(2)    carry a firearm or ammunition in a case or bag.
	SECTION  4.    Section 30.05, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (f-4) to read as follows:
	(f-4)    It is a defense to prosecution under this section
	that:
	(1)    the conduct occurred on hotel property, and the
	basis on which entry on that property was forbidden is that entry
	with a firearm or firearm ammunition was forbidden;
	(2)    the actor is a guest of a hotel, as defined by
	Section 2155.101, Occupations Code; and
	(3)    the actor:
	(A)    carries or stores a firearm or firearm
	ammunition in the actor's hotel room;
	(B)    carries a firearm or firearm ammunition
	directly en route to or from the hotel or the actor's hotel room;
	(C)    carries a firearm or firearm ammunition
	directly en route to or from the actor's vehicle located on the
	hotel property, including a vehicle in a parking area provided for
	hotel guests; or
	(D)    carries or stores a firearm or firearm
	ammunition in the actor's vehicle located on the hotel property,
	including a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests.
	SECTION  5.    Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (e-4) to read as follows:
	(e-4)    It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
	the license holder is a guest of a hotel, as defined by Section
	2155.101, Occupations Code, and the license holder:
	(1)    carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	hotel room;
	(2)    carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	hotel or the license holder's hotel room;
	(3)    carries a handgun directly en route to or from the
	license holder's vehicle located on the hotel property, including a
	vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests; or
	(4)    carries or stores a handgun in the license holder's
	vehicle located on the hotel property, including a vehicle in a
	parking area provided for hotel guests.
	SECTION  6.    Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (e-4) to read as follows: