Texas SB501 signed into law!

[rock jock]

From the TSRA:

Governor Rick Perry has signed into law SB 501 by Senator Armbrister
(D-Victoria) and Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp (R-Lampasas) clarifying for
Texas Concealed Handgun Licensees again in law that it's the Texas
Legislature that regulates the wearing of firearm in Texas. This
landmark legislation corrects the loophole in law that allowed cities,
counties and other governmental entities to threaten Texas CHL's with
prosecution for criminal trespass if they entered certain properties
owned or managed by those entities.

Also signed was HB 3477 by Rep. Jack Stick (R-Austin) which moves the
responsibility for concealed handgun reciprocity agreements between
Texas and other CHL states from the Department of Public Safety to the
Texas Attorney General's office. This legislation will also stop the
confiscation of out of state TX CHL holder's licenses when their state
passes their own Concealed Handgun Law and allow them to renew their
Texas license until such time as reciprocity with Texas is achieved.

Also signed was HB 284 by Rep. Dan Ellis (D-Livingston) will allow a
handgun to be carried by an eligible adult in their travel trailer or
recreation vehicle as an extension of their home. Rep. Ellis worked on
this legislation in passed sessions and was successful in this one.

This is added to our previous success on HB 1704 by Rep. Larry Taylor
(R-The Woodlands) which was signed into law on June 18. This law will
allow new residents to Texas to apply for their Texas Concealed Handgun
License under the nonresident section of Texas Concealed Handgun Law.

All legislation will be effective Sept. 1, 2003

As the Texans on THR know, this is an important victory. Many cities, my own included, were posting signs at the entrance to parks and other city bldgs prohibiting licensed carry. Unfortunately, the parks in big cities are often where you need to be armed the most. This is a big "thumbing of our nose" at the petty bureaucrats in city govt. Ha!

 

[Yanus]

Thanks, Rock, for the heads up. It will also pi$$ off the politicos in Plano.

Yanus

 

[Standing Wolf]

This landmark legislation corrects the loophole in law that allowed cities, counties and other governmental entities to threaten Texas CHL's with prosecution for criminal trespass if they entered certain properties owned or managed by those entities.

It's been quite awhile since I heard the term "loophole" used by anyone but leftist extremists.

Well done, Texas!