Bill Text: TX HB1838 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Task Force on Gun Violence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-07 - Referred to Community Safety, Select [HB1838 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1838-Introduced.html
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By: Dutton | H.B. No. 1838 |
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relating to the establishment of the Texas Task Force on Gun | ||
Violence. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. TEXAS TASK FORCE ON GUN VIOLENCE. (a) The | ||
Texas Task Force on Gun Violence is established. | ||
(b) The task force shall study the causes and effects of gun | ||
violence in this state. After completing the study, the task force | ||
shall develop recommendations for programs and legislation to | ||
alleviate the incidence of gun violence in this state. | ||
(c) The task force is composed of the following nine | ||
members: | ||
(1) three members appointed by the governor, one of | ||
whom is a proponent of private gun ownership, one of whom is an | ||
opponent of private gun ownership, and one of whom is employed as a | ||
medical professional; | ||
(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant | ||
governor, one of whom is a prosecuting attorney, one of whom is a | ||
university scholar with expertise on the issue of gun violence, and | ||
one of whom is a community advocate; and | ||
(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the | ||
house of representatives, one of whom is a member of the house of | ||
representatives, one of whom is a member of the senate, and one of | ||
whom is appropriately qualified as determined by the speaker. | ||
(d) The governor shall designate one member of the task | ||
force to serve as the presiding officer. | ||
(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to | ||
compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's | ||
travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and | ||
the General Appropriations Act. | ||
(f) The Texas Legislative Council and the Legislative | ||
Budget Board shall assist the task force in performing its duties. | ||
(g) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall: | ||
(1) compile a report of its findings and | ||
recommendations, including proposed legislation to alleviate the | ||
incidence of gun violence in this state; and | ||
(2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
(h) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to this | ||
task force. | ||
(i) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on | ||
January 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. As soon as practicable | ||
after the effective date of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant | ||
governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall | ||
appoint members to the Texas Task Force on Gun Violence as required | ||
by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |