Bill Text: TX HB712 | 2027-2028 | 90th Legislature Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of certain libraries.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-11-09 - Filed [HB712 Detail]
Download: Texas-2027-HB712-Introduced.html
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| By: Gámez | H.B. No. 712 | |
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| relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate or | ||
| prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of certain | ||
| libraries. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 229.001, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d-2) to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority a | ||
| municipality has under another law to: | ||
| (1) require residents or public employees to be armed | ||
| for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or another | ||
| lawful purpose; | ||
| (2) regulate the discharge of firearms, air guns, or | ||
| archery equipment within the limits of the municipality, other | ||
| than at a sport shooting range; | ||
| (3) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), adopt or | ||
| enforce a generally applicable zoning ordinance, land use | ||
| regulation, fire code, or business ordinance; | ||
| (4) regulate the storage or transportation of | ||
| explosives to protect public health and safety, except that 25 | ||
| pounds or less of black powder for each private residence and 50 | ||
| pounds or less of black powder for each retail dealer are not | ||
| subject to regulation; | ||
| (5) regulate the carrying of an air gun, archery | ||
| equipment, or firearm, other than a handgun carried by a person not | ||
| otherwise prohibited by law from carrying a handgun, at a: | ||
| (A) public park; | ||
| (B) public meeting of a municipality, county, or | ||
| other governmental body; | ||
| (C) political rally, parade, or official | ||
| political meeting; or | ||
| (D) nonfirearms-related school, college, or | ||
| professional athletic event; | ||
| (6) 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; | ||
| (7) regulate the hours of operation of a sport | ||
| shooting range, except that the hours of operation may not be more | ||
| limited than the least limited hours of operation of any other | ||
| business in the municipality other than a business permitted or | ||
| licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises | ||
| consumption; | ||
| (8) regulate the carrying of an air gun by a minor on: | ||
| (A) public property; or | ||
| (B) private property without consent of the | ||
| property owner; [ |
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| (9) except as provided by Subsection (d-1), 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 | ||
| (10) except as provided by Subsection (d-2), regulate | ||
| or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of a library | ||
| established and operated by the municipality. | ||
| (d-2) Subsection (b)(10) does not authorize a municipality | ||
| to regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm by a person | ||
| described by Section 46.15(a)(1) or (b)(1), Penal Code, or by a | ||
| person who is otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under a | ||
| license or commission issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 236.002, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e-1) 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; [ |
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| (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) except as provided by Subsection (e-1), regulate | ||
| or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of a library | ||
| established and operated by the county. | ||
| (e-1) Subsection (c)(6) does not authorize a county to | ||
| regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm by a person described | ||
| by Section 46.15(a)(1) or (b)(1), Penal Code, or by a person who is | ||
| otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under a license or | ||
| commission issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. | ||
