Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.
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| 88R12768 MEW-D | ||
| By: Leo-Wilson, Schaefer, Guillen, Canales, | H.B. No. 4827 | |
| Frazier, et al. | ||
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| 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. | ||
