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seeker_two wrote:Glad to see that the Legislature made sure that school zones are still gun-free (aka criminal-friendly) zones....

We have a Special Session going on
See http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php? ... 21#p554221" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

on a lighter note

@RodneyEllis said

Thanks to Bike Texas for helping me clear my head this session. They made a real difference! http://twitpic.com/547u3i" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://twitpic.com/547v6y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://twitpic.com/547euw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

To which I couldn't resist replying:

@RodneyEllis I'm still shopping for best saddlebags to store my gun when running into campus library, suggestions? signed 56 yr old CHL

BrianSW99 wrote:

Rhino1 wrote: The bill has passed the House overwhelmingly so the bill would have gone to the Governor for his signature. Done deal.

Campus Carry didn't pass the House. It was stuck in the Calendar Committee. Even if it had passed the Senate, I'm convinced Calendars still would have killed it by not letting it come to a vote on the House floor. The same thing they did in the last session.

Brian

We need different ppl on Calendars who will care more about personal safety than cockfighting, horny toads (reptiles) and catfish.

With 76 Amendments, "someone" is still interested... in 1581

Rep Hochberg says he's filed his school finance plan as an amendment to sb1581.

He has 5 amendments he filed for school finance on 1581 ... NONE on 1811 ...

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-educa ... -district/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

On Wednesday, the House is set to take up a broad fiscal matters bill that will be the life raft for a number of measures that died before the lower chamber's deadline for approving legislation last Thursday. The bill will likely carry a school finance proposal from Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston.

Too late for him to file them on 1811 now ...

I dunno what they are ... guess we'll know tomorrow when 1581 is on the floor

Heartland Patriot wrote:Thank you for "dumbing it down" for me. I've got to say, though, this wait-and-see stage of things is a real nail-biter.

yeah it is.

The SB was modified by the House Appropriations committee, but it still contains campus carry as modified/substituted. Other financial portions were changed rather than campus carry being removed

So, it will have to go back to the Senate for approval anyway after house votes tomorrow if it passes.

Tomorrow they'll try to attack it to remove campus carry too ... pray.

Senator Ogden's group (author of the original SB) will have to approve the changes .. if he doesn't they'll need a conference committee.

If in conference committee the 2 chambers can't eventually agree ... the bill dies.

Parking lots

This describes it best
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLook ... Bill=SB321" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
House amended it so:
http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/gtli/legproc ... eturn.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's on the Senate Calendar now (where it's been almost 2 weeks)
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... 110516.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

When a bill that has been amended by the opposite chamber is returned to the originating chamber, the originating chamber must concur with all of the amendments made by the opposite chamber before the bill can be enrolled. If the originating chamber does not concur with some or all of the opposite chamber�s amendments, it may request the appointment of a conference committee to resolve the differences between the house and senate versions of the bill.

http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/gtli/legproc ... oncom.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
conference committee

Campus carry is very alive

Any Amendments to the bill must be turned in by 2:00 tomorrow (Tuesday) and they'll hear and vote on it Wednesday... then it will hopefully be sent to the Governor to sign.

So, tonight and tomorrow are pretty much the last chance to call/fax your Representative and tell him you're in favor of Campus Carry.

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IF the House changes the bill ... it may have to go to a conference committee, where some Senators and some Representatives meet and argue ... that "probably" won't happen.... I hope. (That's why it's important to call/fax Representatives ... See Parking Lots below)