87R2993 MCK-D
 
  By: Harris, Noble, et al. H.B. No. 1387
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.