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Amend CSSB 11 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (page 2, lines 10-23).
(2) Strike SECTION 5 of the bill (page 3, lines 65-69).
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 46.035, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsections (g), (h), and (j) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (l) to read as follows:
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a partially or wholly visible handgun, regardless of whether the handgun is holstered, on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally or knowingly displays the handgun in plain view of another person:
(1) on the premises of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education; or
(2) on any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education.
(g) An offense under Subsection (a), (a-1), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the offense is committed under Subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3), in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
(h) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) or (a-1) that the actor, at the time of the commission of the offense, displayed the handgun under circumstances in which the actor would have been justified in the use of force or deadly force under Chapter 9.
(j) Subsections (a), (a-1), and (b)(1) do not apply to a historical reenactment performed in compliance with the rules of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
(l) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply on the premises where a collegiate sporting event is taking place if the actor was not given effective notice under Section 30.06.
SECTION ____. Section 46.035(f), Penal Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:
(1-a) "Institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(4) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.