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AN ACT
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relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in the same |
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locked location in certain foster homes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.042(e-1), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e-1) The commission may not prohibit possession of |
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lawfully permitted firearms and ammunition in an agency foster |
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home. Minimum standards may be adopted under this section relating |
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to safety and proper storage of firearms and ammunition. The |
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minimum standards must allow firearms and ammunition to be [stored |
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separately or] stored together in the same locked location [if the |
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firearms are stored with a trigger locking device attached to the |
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firearms]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 98, Nays 50, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |