TITLE: Relating to the places where an active judicial officer may carry a concealed handgun if the officer is licensed to carry a handgun.

SUMMARY: Relating to the places where an active judicial officer may carry a concealed handgun if the officer is licensed to carry a handgun.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the places where an active judicial officer may carry a concealed handgun if the officer is licensed to carry a handgun. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the commission of the offense the actor was an active judicial officer, as defined by Section 411.201, Government Code. 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, 2019.