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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to impose certain |
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requirements for gun show promoters who lease municipal facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 229, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 229.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 229.005. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR GUN SHOW PROMOTERS |
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PROHIBITED IN MUNICIPAL LEASE AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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46.01, Penal Code. |
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(2) "Gun show" means a temporary event held at a public |
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facility at which three or more individuals assemble to display and |
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sell firearms or firearm components to the public. |
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(3) "Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes, |
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plans, promotes, or operates a gun show. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that |
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leases a public facility to persons for short-term use for shows, |
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exhibits, or similar purposes may not: |
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(1) refuse to lease the facility to a gun show promoter |
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for the purpose of conducting a gun show; |
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(2) charge a fee to a gun show promoter that is more |
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than the lowest fee charged to a person to lease the facility for a |
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purpose other than a gun show; |
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(3) charge any additional fees, service charges, or |
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taxes to a gun show promoter that the municipality does not charge |
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to a person that leases the facility for a purpose other than a gun |
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show; or |
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(4) impose any terms, conditions, or requirements on a |
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gun show promoter that are not imposed on a person that leases the |
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facility for a purpose other than a gun show. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, if a municipality leases |
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a public facility to a gun show promoter for a gun show, the |
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municipality may not include or enforce a provision in the lease |
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agreement with the gun show promoter that imposes a condition or |
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restriction on the transfer or sale of a firearm at the gun show |
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that is not required by federal or state law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 229.005(c), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a lease agreement entered into on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |