H.B. No. 1387
AN ACT
relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in the same
locked location in certain foster homes.
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 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 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].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the House on April
21, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 98, Nays 50, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor