TITLE: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by county commissioners attending a meeting of the commissioners court.

SUMMARY: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by county commissioners attending a meeting of the commissioners court.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by county commissioners attending a meeting of the commissioners court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. 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: (1) the actor was a county commissioner attending a meeting of the commissioners court; (2) the commissioners court previously adopted and has maintained in effect an order or rule authorizing a county commissioner to carry a concealed handgun that the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, at a meeting of the commissioners court; and (3) the handgun was concealed. 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 covered by the law in effect when 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, 2011.