[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Texas Gun Legislation - 2011 (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/11/2011 7:04:59 AM EDT
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I just wanted an easy thread where we can track gun legislation, pro or against, 2011 Texas State bills. Please post actual bills and news on the bills as response. I'll do my best to keep up with ones this term. If we can keep this thread clean of comments and just news\progress of these bills it'll be a great resource. House: HB 25:Relating to the carrying of certain weapons in a watercraft. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 25 HB 77: Relating to the carrying of certain weapons in watercraft. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 77 HB 86: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 86 HB 181: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax on handguns, rifles, shotguns, and ammunition. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 181 HB 145: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 145 HB 242: Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to carry certain firearms. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 242 HB 298: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 298 HB 356: Relating to the recognition of a nonresident license to carry a concealed handgun. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 356 HB 681:Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 681 HB 698: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 698 HB 750: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on certain premises of or locations associated with schools or institutions of higher education. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 750 HB 857: Relating to exempting certain judicial officers from certain requirements for obtaining or renewing a concealed handgun license and to the authority of certain judicial officers to carry certain weapons. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 857 HB 954: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 954 HB 1167: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on certain premises of or locations associated with schools or public junior colleges and public technical institutes. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1167. HB 1329: Relating to a waiver of concealed handgun license fees for certain veterans of the military. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1329 HB 1356 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on certain premises of or locations associated with schools or institutions of higher education. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1356 HB 1379 Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1379 HB 1463 : Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to statewide elected officials and certain current and former members of the legislature. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1463 HB 1530: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by county commissioners attending a meeting of the commissioners court. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1530 HB 1701: Relating to an exemption from the physical demonstration of proficiency portion of the proficiency examination to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license for certain persons. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1701 HB 2127 Relating to the municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons in certain counties. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2127 HB 2131 Relating to the issuance of a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2131 HB 2158 Relating to a prohibition against the use of a stun gun or taser by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against certain public school students. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2158 HB 2178 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2178 HB 2560 Relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a handgun is in the possession of a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2560 HB 2613 Relating to the establishment of a procedure under which a person may maintain a license to carry a concealed handgun. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2613 HB 2756 Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2756 HB 2782 Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain firearms, hunting equipment, ammunition, and firearm or hunting accessories for a limited period. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2782 HB 2795 Relating to prohibiting certain weapons on the premises of a local juvenile probation department office; providing a penalty. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2795 HB 2807 Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a semiautomatic assault weapon. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2807 HB 2890 Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB2890 HB 3242 Relating to procedures for the disposition of certain weapons seized by a law enforcement agency. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB3242 HB 3619 Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to certain current and former statewide elected officials and members of the legislature. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB3619 Senate: SB 285: Relating to exempting certain judicial officers from certain requirements for obtaining or renewing a concealed handgun license and to the authority of certain judicial officers to carry certain weapons. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 321 SB 354: College carry Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 354 SB 418: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 418 SB 427: Relating to exempting United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys from certain requirements for obtaining or renewing a concealed handgun license. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 427 SB 766: Relating to regulation and enforcement of laws affecting sport shooting ranges. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 766 SB 905 Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to statewide elected officials, certain current and former members of the legislature, and certain state employees. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 905 SB 947 Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain criminal investigators of the United States and to other federal law enforcement personnel. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 947 SB 1239 Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 1239 SB 1400 Relating to the regulation of certain private security companies and occupations. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 1400 SB 1411 Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain firearms, hunting equipment, ammunition, and firearm or hunting accessories for a limited period. Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 1411 The 82nd Legislature comes to a close on May 30, 2011. |
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Great idea to keep them all in one place.
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Parking lot bill update
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"HB 2807 Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a semiautomatic assault weapon."
YIKES! Any bill that opens up with the same rhetoric as the Clinton Assault weapon bill should be shot down immediately. We absolutely DON'T need any legal wording in our state that defines an "assault weapon". That will only lead to further banning and misappropriations of words. Boot. |
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Quoted: UGh, that is ugly. Would ban possession of a ar-15 and a whole gob of other semi-auto's from persons under 21. "HB 2807 Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a semiautomatic assault weapon." YIKES! Any bill that opens up with the same rhetoric as the Clinton Assault weapon bill should be shot down immediately. We absolutely DON'T need any legal wording in our state that defines an "assault weapon". That will only lead to further banning and misappropriations of words. Boot. |
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Watch the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety live feed. Right now testimony is being heard on concealed carry on campus.
http://www.house.state.tx.us/fx/av/live/extlivecmte38.ram |
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Quoted: Watch the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety live feed. Right now testimony is being heard on concealed carry on campus. http://www.house.state.tx.us/fx/av/live/extlivecmte38.ram Last two hours trying to control my blood preasuer. Bunch of students who think they know it all still. Other antis that are apposed to CHL in any situation. A really good testimony by a black guy who is a CHL instructor who's 80 year old grandma was taking classes and got assaulted on the way to church leaving from the university. |
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Watch the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety live feed. Right now testimony is being heard on concealed carry on campus. http://www.house.state.tx.us/fx/av/live/extlivecmte38.ram Last two hours trying to control my blood preasuer. Bunch of students who think they know it all still. Other antis that are apposed to CHL in any situation. A really good testimony by a black guy who is a CHL instructor who's 80 year old grandma was taking classes and got assaulted on the way to church leaving from the university. Let's not forget the enlightened grad student who stated that shooting a murderer would be 'depriving him of his due process'. |
Bad bill brewing.
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Senate Committee on Criminal Justice is hearing testimony right now on SB 354 - concealed carry on campus.
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/streamav/ext/ch6.ram |
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What part of the following don't they understand??? Article IV - The States Section 1 - Each State to Honor all others Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. |
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My employer says that I would be fired if I carried a firearm, even concealed, onto company property and/or in company vehicles...
Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Does that mean I can now carry concealed on company property? |
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My employer says that I would be fired if I carried a firearm, even concealed, onto company property and/or in company vehicles... Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Does that mean I can now carry concealed on company property? If you do it right, they will never know. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: Quoted: My employer says that I would be fired if I carried a firearm, even concealed, onto company property and/or in company vehicles... Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Does that mean I can now carry concealed on company property? If you do it right, they will never know. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That's over simplifying things. |
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My employer says that I would be fired if I carried a firearm, even concealed, onto company property and/or in company vehicles... Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Does that mean I can now carry concealed on company property? If you do it right, they will never know. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That's over simplifying things. Well, the reason I asked was because I have drove up on several oilfield/pipeline locations to make a delivery and nobody was there, except for some hoodlums up to no good. Once, I got a busted side window from a rock thrown by the "hoodlums" and I got my ass chewed because "I" damaged a company vehicle and that I should have called the office to tell them what happened...like that would have helped, especially when you don't get phone service in the BFE. |
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Quoted: Currently the law isn't in the books. So you'll still need to abide by the company policy.Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: My employer says that I would be fired if I carried a firearm, even concealed, onto company property and/or in company vehicles... Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for SB 285 SB 321: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. - Passed. Does that mean I can now carry concealed on company property? If you do it right, they will never know. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile That's over simplifying things. Well, the reason I asked was because I have drove up on several oilfield/pipeline locations to make a delivery and nobody was there, except for some hoodlums up to no good. Once, I got a busted side window from a rock thrown by the "hoodlums" and I got my ass chewed because "I" damaged a company vehicle and that I should have called the office to tell them what happened...like that would have helped, especially when you don't get phone service in the BFE. |
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SB 354 Will have another public herring March 31st. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=SB354
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A bill that would require Texas universities to allow guns on campus was postponed in the state's Senate due to lack of support today, a surprising turn for legislation that was once considered a slam-dunk. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/07/texas-senate-gun-laws_n_846421.html |
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http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/campus-carry-gun-bill-stalls-1383477.html Wentworth said he intends to bring Senate Bill 354 up for debate again on Monday. |
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From Today: Campus gun-toting bill remains holstered in Texas Senate Although 13 of the 31 senators are signed on as co-authors, Wentworth needed 21 votes to bring the bill to a vote. The San Antonio Republican had only 20 last Thursday when he initially brought it up for consideration, and still did not have 21, the required two-thirds of the Senate, on Monday. |
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From Today: Campus gun-toting bill remains holstered in Texas Senate Although 13 of the 31 senators are signed on as co-authors, Wentworth needed 21 votes to bring the bill to a vote. The San Antonio Republican had only 20 last Thursday when he initially brought it up for consideration, and still did not have 21, the required two-thirds of the Senate, on Monday. This is what I figured. Not enough people want it, and most of the people that do are hypocrites and wont call the senators or do anything other than bitch about not having it. Everyone just assumed it would pass, and now what? |
Let's hope this one gets no traction.
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From Today: Campus gun-toting bill remains holstered in Texas Senate Although 13 of the 31 senators are signed on as co-authors, Wentworth needed 21 votes to bring the bill to a vote. The San Antonio Republican had only 20 last Thursday when he initially brought it up for consideration, and still did not have 21, the required two-thirds of the Senate, on Monday. This is what I figured. Not enough people want it, and most of the people that do are hypocrites and wont call the senators or do anything other than bitch about not having it. Everyone just assumed it would pass, and now what? Forgive my ignorance, but does this mean that the bill is dead? Or is there still a chance? |
| Can someone give me the scoop on SB 321? I know it passed the Senate and is now in the House calendars. I am just wondering if it will die in calendars before going for a floor vote like it did 2 years ago. I really need this thing to pass and become law. Does anybody have any ideas? What do we need to do to get it moving? |
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Quoted: Can someone give me the scoop on SB 321? I know it passed the Senate and is now in the House calendars. I am just wondering if it will die in calendars before going for a floor vote like it did 2 years ago. I really need this thing to pass and become law. Does anybody have any ideas? What do we need to do to get it moving? Looks like HB 681 is on the calender for 05/02/2011. We won't know till it gets to that date. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB681 |
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Watch and Listen to the Proceedings on Line |
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I have contacted the sponsor of the House bill and the Calendars committee clerk, and both of them have told me not to worry, this bill is going to pass. When I mentioned the chubbing that happened 2 years ago by the Dems, they told me there is not even a slight indication they will do it again this year, especially because voter ID has already passed, which is the reason they did it 2 years ago.
I have contacted my rep who is solidly pro-gun and asked him to block any amendments and to try to influence any of his colleagues he can who might be on the fence. If this doesn't pass as-is, there will be a firestorm. Also, the Senate has gone out of its way to pass the House version as well. This means that if they gut the original SB with bad amendments, the sponsor can pull it and they can vote on the House version - a do-over. |
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Quoted: Quoted: And look at HB 2756 go... Wow. Is this the most progress open carry has made in the TX Legislature. Haven't really paid much attention to the previous attempts. I think that similar bills have been submitted in the past but poison amendments were added that killed the bills. This one is very simple! Remove the word "Concealed" from the license. |
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Quoted: Well, HB 681 was supposed to be voted on yesterday, but I don't see hide nor hair of any details on the outcome yet. Maybe things will get updated later today (still says bill has not been voted on at legis.state.tx.us) Email from the NRA that I got last night Consideration of NRA-Backed Employee/Parking Lot Protection Bill Delayed Until Tomorrow! Please Contact Your State Representative AGAIN Tomorrow! House Bill 681, sponsored by state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), had been set on Monday's House Calendar for consideration. But as is sometimes the case, especially during the last few weeks of session, the House did not complete work on all the bills slated for action today. So all measures on today's calendar that were not taken up, including HB 681, will carry over to tomorrow. HB 681 would prevent employers from enacting and enforcing policies to prohibit employees from storing firearms in their locked private motor vehicles while parked at work. Texas gun owners should not have to worry about being fired for lawfully storing a firearm in their personal vehicle, should they choose to carry a handgun for self-defense during their daily commutes or transport firearms to and from their hunting leases or local shooting ranges. |
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this was in the latest email from tsra:
Employer Parking Lot Bill Passes 2nd Reading in the House Dear Mikntx, SB 321 by Kleinschmidt/Hegar to allow the legal possession of firearms in an employee's personal, locked vehicle when parked on their employer's parking lot passed the second reading in the Texas House today at 7:48 pm. The vote came after nearly 3 hours of debate and attempted amendments. SB 321 was substituted for HB 681, Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt's bill. SB 321 by Sen. Glenn Hegar had already completed the process and had passed in the Texas Senate. Rep. Kleinschmidt and his 98 co-authors successfully fought-off gutting amendments that would have turned the bill on its head by requiring specifically designated "gun parking areas" offered by Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Houston) and another amendment would allow the employer the right to vehicle inspections. It was offered by Rep. Juan Castro (D-San Antonio). Seven amendments, not acceptable to Rep. Kleinschmidt, were attempted and all failed. The debate led off with Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) calling a point of order. If the point of order had been sustained, the bill could have been slowed down or killed. The point of order was overturned. Senator Glenn Hegar, Jr. (R-Katy) has passed this legislation twice in past sessions but it's a first for the Texas House. The legislation has always stalled in House Calendar's committee. In addition to the hard work of Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), special thanks must go to Calendars Committee chairman, Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) and Speaker Joe Straus. Thanks also to our House Committee Chairman, Rep. Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont), for his patience and for his help at the front microphone. The next step is the vote on third reading. Then SB 321 will return to the Senate for a last approval or discussion. If all goes well, it next moves to Governor Perry's desk and could take effect Sept. 1, 2011. Brief Background and Explanation This issue was first introduced by Rep. David Farabee (D-Wichita Falls) in 2005. It's been a long time coming. SB 321 would allow all legally possessed firearms for most Texans. Only those working in the petro-chemical industry are limited to CHLs only and handguns. The only "carve-out" deals with gas and oil leases and the employees who service those wells and equipment. School district employees are also excluded. Join, renew,or upgrade your TSRA membership today at www.tsra.com or call 512-615-4200. We're only as powerful and our membership. Keep the faith! Alice Tripp Texas State Rifle Association Legislative Director |