TITLE: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.03(c), Penal Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (4-a) to read as follows: (1-a) "Educational institution" means: (A) an institution of higher education; (B) a private or independent institution of higher education; or (C) a career school or college, as defined by Section 132.001, Education Code. (4-a) "School" means a public or private primary or secondary school. 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.