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By: Harris, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) |
H.B. No. 1387 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 21, 2021; |
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May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 14, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 1; May 14, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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