89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1040
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying certain weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability.
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89R1525 LHC-D By: Turner H.B. No. 1040 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying certain weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Joshua's Act. SECTION 2. Sections 46.03(a) and (g-2), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally,