STAFF REPORT
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HB 1927: Constitutional Carry
AUSTIN – The House and the Senate have taken their final vote, approving the conference committee report. The bill now goes to the Governor, who has already promised to sign the bill.
The bill will go into effect on Sept. 1.
The final version does include some amendments barring a few small classes of people from carrying a handgun even though they can legally possess a firearm.
The Senate insisted on these due the strong influence of the law enforcement organizations.
The bill recognizes the right of law-abiding citizens to carry handguns, open or concealed, without asking for permission, in nearly all of the same places as LTC carriers can currently legally carry.
HB 2622: 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
The Senate passed the exact same version already passed by the House.
The bill now goes to the Governor, who has championed this legislation. If signed, it will go into effect on Sept. 1.
The bill keeps Texas personnel and resources from being used to enforce Federal gun-related laws enacted after Jan. 19, 2021 not in Texas law.
If an entity or agency violates the provision and tries to help enforce future Federal gun laws, that entity will be denied state funding.
The bill is not designed protect against existing Federal infringements or against any state-level infringements, and it does not stop the Federal government from enforcing their own laws.
HB 957: Suppressor Freedom
The Senate passed the exact same version already passed by the House.
The bill now goes to the Governor, who has not yet weighed in on this legislation. If signed, it will go into effect on Sept. 1.
The bill repeals the Texas criminalization of suppressor possession apart from Federal regulations and establishes a class of “Made in Texas” suppressors which will be declared exempt from Federal regulations if they meet certain criteria.
It also gives a path to secure a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of this law before someone manufactures “Made in Texas” suppressors.
Anyone who wants to take advantage of this law should first give notice to the Attorney General, who is then required to seek a declaratory judgment from a Federal court upholding the constitutionality of this law.
Those who try to manufacture or own suppressors without following Federal regulations before a successful and final court judgment may be subject to prosecution for a felony offense.
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