Amend CSHB 972 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 4, line 24, strike "and (l)" and substitute "(l), and (m)".
(2) On page 7, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
(m) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(1) that the actor possessed a firearm or club while traveling to or from the actor's place of assignment or in the actual discharge of the actor's duties as a security officer if:
(1) the actor holds a security officer commission issued by the Texas Private Security Board;
(2) the actor is wearing a distinctive uniform; and
(3) the firearm or club is in plain view.