By: Harris, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 2363
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019;
May 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2363 By: Birdwell
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
separately or stored together in the same locked location if the
firearms are stored with a trigger locking device attached to the
firearms [locations].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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