85R2529 KJE-D     By: Anchia H.B. No. 255       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by   license holders on the premises or property of certain recreational   facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 46.035(b) and (i), Penal Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A license holder commits an offense if the license   holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun   under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,   regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a   shoulder or belt holster, on or about the license holder's person:                (1)  on the premises of a business that has a permit or   license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic   Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its   income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for   on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic   Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code;                (2)  on the premises where a high school, collegiate,   or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking   place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a   handgun is used in the event;                (3)  on the premises of a correctional facility;                (4)  on the premises of a hospital licensed under   Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing   facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless   the license holder has written authorization of the hospital or   nursing facility administration, as appropriate;                (5)  in an amusement park; [or]                (6)  on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other   established place of religious worship; or                (7)  regardless of whether the facility is enclosed and   if the facility is not a premises on which an event is occurring as   described by Subdivision (2), on the premises or property of an   indoor or outdoor arena, stadium, golf course, automobile   racetrack, amphitheater, auditorium, theater, museum, zoo, civic   center, or convention center, unless the license holder is a   participant in an event conducted at the facility and a handgun is   used in the event.          (i)  Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(7), and (c) do   not apply if the actor was not given effective notice under Section   30.06 or 30.07.          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, 2017.