bill adds a simpler no-guns sign

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89R4326 MZM-D

By: Eckhardt, Gutierrez
S.B. No. 355

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting

certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 30.05(c), Penal Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(c) A person may provide notice that firearms are prohibited

on the property by posting [ a sign ] at each entrance to the property

[ that ]:

(1) a sign that:

(A) includes , in both English and Spanish,

language that is identical to or substantially similar to the

following: "Pursuant to Section 30.05, Penal Code (criminal

trespass), a person may not enter this property with a firearm";

(B) [ (2) includes the language described by

Subdivision (1) in both English and Spanish;

[ (3) ] appears in contrasting colors with block letters

at least one inch in height; and

(C) [ (4) ] is displayed in a conspicuous manner

clearly visible to the public ; or

(2) a sign that:

(A) includes, in both English and Spanish,

language that is identical to or substantially similar to the

following: "No firearms permitted on this property";

(B) appears on a white background with black

block letters at least one inch in height;

(C) contains a pictogram that shows, on a white

background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle of at

least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across the

handgun; and

(D) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly

visible to the public .

SECTION 2. 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 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

(C) a sign posted on the property that:

(i) includes, in both English and Spanish,

language that is identical to or substantially similar to the

following: "No concealed handguns permitted on this property";

(ii) appears on a white background with

black block letters at least one inch in height;

(iii) contains a pictogram that shows, on a

white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle

of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across

the handgun; and

(iv) is displayed in a conspicuous manner

clearly visible to the public .

SECTION 3. 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 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

(C) a sign posted on the property that:

(i) includes, in both English and Spanish,

language that is identical to or substantially similar to the

following: "No openly carried handguns permitted on this property";

(ii) appears on a white background with

black block letters at least one inch in height;

(iii) contains a pictogram that shows, on a

white background, a handgun drawn in black ink within a red circle

of at least six inches in diameter and a diagonal red line across

the handgun; and

(iv) is displayed in a conspicuous manner

clearly visible to the public .

SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply 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.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.