85R12408 AJZ-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 1719       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by   certain persons carrying handguns.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that   the license holder was personally given notice by oral   communication described by Subsection (b) and promptly departed   from the property.           SECTION 2.  Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that   the license holder was personally given notice by oral   communication described by Subsection (b) and promptly departed   from the property.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies 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. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.