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  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.