88R24065 JSC-F     By: Thimesch, Frazier, A. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 4639     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4639:     By:  Burrows C.S.H.B. No. 4639       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to unlawfully carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle or   watercraft.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 46.02(a-1), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person   intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun on or   about his or her person [a handgun] in a motor vehicle or watercraft   [that is owned by the person or under the person's control] at any   time in which:                (1)  the handgun is in plain view, unless the person is   21 years of age or older or is licensed to carry a handgun under   Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and the handgun is   carried in a holster; or                (2)  the person is:                      (A)  engaged in criminal activity, other than a   Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance   regulating traffic or boating; or                      (B)  prohibited by law from possessing a firearm.          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.