H.B. No. 964

	AN ACT
	relating to allowing certain students to carry a weapon while en
	route to and from a law enforcement class.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.15(b), Penal Code, as amended by
	Chapters 1221 and 1261, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 1997, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
	(1)  is in the actual discharge of official duties as a
	member of the armed forces or state military forces as defined by
	Section 431.001, Government Code, or as a guard employed by a penal
	institution;
	(2)  is on the person's own premises or premises under
	the person's control unless the person is an employee or agent of
	the owner of the premises and the person's primary responsibility
	is to act in the capacity of a security guard to protect persons or
	property, in which event the person must comply with Subdivision
	(5);
	(3)  is traveling;
	(4)  is engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other
	sporting activity on the immediate premises where the activity is
	conducted, or is en route between the premises and the actor's
	residence, if the weapon is a type commonly used in the activity;
	(5)  holds a security officer commission issued by the
	Texas [Board of Private Investigators and] Private Security Board
	[Agencies], if:
	(A)  the person is engaged in the performance of
	the person's duties as a security officer or traveling to and from
	the person's place of assignment;
	(B)  the person is wearing a distinctive uniform;
	and
	(C)  the weapon is in plain view;
	(6)  is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid
	license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
	[Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes], to carry a concealed
	handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;
	(7)  holds a security officer commission and a personal
	protection officer authorization issued by the Texas [Board of
	Private Investigators and] Private Security Board [Agencies] and
	[who] is providing personal protection under Chapter 1702,
	Occupations Code [the Private Investigators and Private Security
	Agencies Act (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)];
	[or]
	(8)  holds an alcoholic beverage permit or license or
	is an employee of a holder of an alcoholic beverage permit or
	license if the person is supervising the operation of the permitted
	or licensed premises; or
	(9)  is a student in a law enforcement class engaging in
	an activity required as part of the class, if the weapon is a type
	commonly used in the activity and the person is:
	(A)  on the immediate premises where the activity
	is conducted; or
	(B)  en route between those premises and the
	person's residence and is carrying the weapon unloaded.
	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 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 was
	committed before that date.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 964 was passed by the House on April
	5, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 964 was passed by the Senate on May
	23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor