TITLE: Relating to the offense of carrying a handgun while intoxicated.

SUMMARY: Relating to the offense of carrying a handgun while intoxicated.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the offense of carrying a handgun while intoxicated. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.035(d), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) A license holder commits an offense if, while intoxicated, the license holder 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. This subsection does not apply if the handgun is located in the same vehicle as the license holder but is not carried on the license holder's person. 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.