TITLE: Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property.

SUMMARY: Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 30.06(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Written communication" means: (A) a card or other document on which is written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun"; [or] (B) a card or other document on which is: (i) written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code, Concealed Carry of Handguns Prohibited"; and (ii) a pictogram that shows a handgun within a circle and a diagonal line across the handgun; (C) a sign posted on the property that: (i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish; (ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public;or (D) a sign posted on the property that: (i) includes: (a) the language described by Paragraph (B)(i) in both English and Spanish; and (b) the pictogram described by Paragraph (B)(ii); (ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public.SECTION 2. Section 30.07(c)(3), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Written communication" means: (A) a card or other document on which is written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly"; [or] (B) a card or other document on which is: (i) written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code, Open Carry of Handguns Prohibited"; and (ii) a pictogram that shows a handgun within a circle and a diagonal line across the handgun; (C) a sign posted on the property that: (i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish; (ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public at each entrance to the property;or (D) a sign posted on the property that: (i) includes: (a) the language described by Paragraph (B)(i) in both English and Spanish; and (b) the pictogram described by Paragraph (B)(ii); (ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public.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, 2021.