85R428 JSC-D     By: Huberty H.B. No. 356       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by   certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of   trustees of a school district or the governing body of an   open-enrollment charter school.          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 a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1)   that at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was:                (1)  carrying in a concealed manner or in a shoulder or   belt holster a handgun that the person was licensed to carry under   Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and                (2)  attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a   school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter   school in an official capacity as:                      (A)  a member of the board or governing body; or                      (B)  the superintendent of the school district or   charter school or another person serving in a similar capacity.          SECTION 2.  Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (m) to read as follows:          (m)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that   at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was attending   a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the   governing body of an open-enrollment charter school in an official   capacity as:                (1)  a member of the board or governing body; or                (2)  the superintendent of the school district or   charter school or another person serving in a similar capacity.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.