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Also, the definition of "law enforcement facility" is very narrow and it makes it clear that using a portion of a building as a "law enforcement facility" doesn't render the entire building off-limits. This prevents small towns that have a PD, city hall, water dept., etc. in one building or complex of interconnected buildings from claiming it's all covered and they can disarm all CHL's. It also keeps big city PD's from claiming an entire strip mall is covered, simply because they have a "store front" sub-station in that mall.

HPD's legislative representative worked hard on this bill to get all of the bill's promoters to accept the safeguards we demanded.

Chas.

(d) In this section:
(1) "Law enforcement facility" means a building or a
portion of a building used exclusively by a law enforcement agency
that employs peace officers as described by Articles 2.12(1) and
(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, and support personnel to conduct
the official business of the agency. The term does not include:
(A) any portion of a building not actively used
exclusively to conduct the official business of the agency; or
(B) any public or private driveway, street,
sidewalk, walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking
area.
(2) "Nonpublic, secure portion of a law enforcement
facility" means that portion of a law enforcement facility to which
the general public is denied access without express permission and
to which access is granted solely to conduct the official business
of the law enforcement agency.

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