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SB82 • 2025

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hall
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  8. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  9. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to civil liability of a business in connection with prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 82 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R2340 AMF-D

By: Hall

S.B. No. 82

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to civil liability of a business in connection with

prohibiting concealed handguns on the business premises.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 95A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,

is amended by adding Section 95A.0002 to read as follows:

Sec.

95A.0002.

LIABILITY OF BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH

PROHIBITING HANDGUNS.

(a)

In this section, "license holder" means

a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter

411, Government Code.

(b)

A person with control over the premises of a business

who prohibits entry on the premises by a license holder with a

concealed handgun by posting a sign on the premises as described by

Section 30.06, Penal Code, is liable for damages arising from a

criminal act occurring on the premises.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.