TITLE: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting.

SUMMARY: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting. 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 a concealed handgun that the person was licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and (2) attending a school board meeting in an official capacity as: (A) a member of the school board; or (B) the superintendent of the school governed by the school board. SECTION 2. Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: (l) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was attending a school board meeting in an official capacity as: (1) a member of the school board; or (2) the superintendent of the school governed by the school board. 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, 2015.