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AN ACT
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relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a handgun |
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is in the possession of a foster parent licensed to carry a |
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concealed handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e-2) to read as follows: |
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(e-2) The department may not prohibit the foster parent of a |
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child who resides in the foster family's home from transporting the |
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child in a vehicle where a handgun is present if the handgun is in |
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the possession and control of the foster parent and the foster |
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parent is licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter |
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411, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2560 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 2560 on May 25, 2011, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 2560 on May 28, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, |
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Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2560 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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2560 on May 28, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |