Bill Amendment: TX HB1927 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses.

Status: 2021-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB1927 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1927-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F19-Gutierrez.html

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Amend HB 1927 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section 229.001(b)(9), Local Government Code (page 6, line 4), following the semicolon, strike "or" and substitute "[or]".

(2)  In SECTION 16 of the bill, in amended Section 229.001(b)(10), Local Government Code (page 6, line 8), between "duties" and the period, insert the following:

; or

(11)  regulate the carrying of a handgun by a person by adopting an ordinance under Section 411.2035, Government Code

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.2035 to read as follows:

Sec. 411.2035.  LOCAL REGULATION OF CARRYING HANDGUN. The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality may enter an order or adopt an ordinance prohibiting a person from carrying a handgun within the boundaries of the county or municipality unless the person:

(1)  holds a license issued under this subchapter; or

(2)  carries the handgun in accordance with Section 46.15, Penal Code.

SECTION ____.  Section 236.002(c), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c)  Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county to:

(1)  require a resident or public employee to be armed for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or other purpose under other law;

(2)  regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns in accordance with Section 235.022;

(3)  regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government Code;

(4)  except as provided by Subsection (d), adopt or enforce a generally applicable land use regulation, fire code, or business regulation; [or]

(5)  except as provided by Subsection (e), regulate or prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's official duties; or

(6)  regulate the carrying of a handgun by a person by entering an order under Section 411.2035, Government Code.