86R23200 MCK-D
By: Harris H.B. No. 2363
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2363:
By: Miller C.S.H.B. No. 2363
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and
ammunition in the same locked location.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.042(e-1), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e-1) The commission [department] may not prohibit
possession of lawfully permitted firearms and ammunition in an
agency foster home. Minimum standards may be adopted under this
section relating to safety and proper storage of firearms and
ammunition. The minimum standards must allow [, including
standards requiring] firearms and ammunition to be stored together
[separately] in the same locked location [locations].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.