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The Annoyed Man wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:Reading Amendment 6... Looks like it changed the bill from "private colleges are still prohibited" to "private colleges can opt out".
I don't have a lot of grief about that, assuming I'm reading it correctly. Probably why it passed without a record vote.

Maybe I'm not reading it correctly?

Here's 411.2031(e): http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83 ... 00182I.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(e) A private or independent institution of higher
education in this state, after consulting with students, staff, and
faculty of the institution, may establish rules, regulations, or
other provisions prohibiting license holders from carrying
handguns on premises that are owned or leased and operated by the
institution and located on the campus of the institution.

I wonder if the part about "after consulting with students, staff, and faculty..." has any teeth in it. Will students actually get a say? Will staff actually get a say? Or will libtard faculty have all the clout?

(e) A private or independent institution of higher
education in this state, after consulting with students, staff, and
faculty of the institution, may establish rules, regulations, or
other provisions prohibiting license holders from carrying
handguns on premises that are owned or leased and operated by the
institution and located on the campus of the institution.

DocV wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote: ...
Do you have a link for the text of the Zerwas Amendment (#1)?

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84 ... 011H21.PDF

safety1 wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:

jerry_r60 wrote:It's in amendment one. The amendment removed language so you have to go back to the original bill and see the text that is removed by the amendment.

Do you have a link for the text of the Zerwas Amendment (#1)?
My recollection of the debate last night was that private colleges were left unchanged. There was discussion about "if it's good for public colleges then why not private?", but the House member pushing that argument was doing it as a Bill killer and, ultimately, there was nothing added or deleted last night that affects private colleges.... I'd like to see the text of the Amendment to confirm this...

And...

Just to reset..... Only one amendment was added to SB 11. All other proposed amendments failed.
You can confirm this by checking the Record Votes dated yesterday here: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup ... &Bill=SB11" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Amendment 2 (amending Amendment 1) failed, Amendment 1 passed, Amendment 3 was withdrawn, Amendment 4 failed, SB11 passed on second reading.

Wasn't their a latter amendment that was acceptable to the author that was attached without a vote?

jerry_r60 wrote:It's in amendment one. The amendment removed language so you have to go back to the original bill and see the text that is removed by the amendment.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I spoke too soon about the Zerwas amendment. I can't say more now.

Chas.

SewTexas wrote:it failed,

good

Kkpsiknl wrote:

txyaloo wrote:I hate to say, I actually agree with Stickland and this amendment, but let's get to a vote.

TexasJohnBoy wrote:OK, so if they do happen to get to the 2nd reading today, then there's still a glimmer of hope, or are we all just going in the wind...?

Ruark wrote:They're really bogging down on SB496.

CJD wrote:

txyaloo wrote:

TVegas wrote:What time is the deadline?

I don't believe it matters. This is the 2nd reading of SB 11. It requires a 3rd reading to "pass". Since the rules weren't suspended, the 3rd reading would be tomorrow which is too late.

I don't know if they can vote to suspend the rules again today.

I believe that 2nd reading deadline is today, while 3rd reading deadline is tomorrow.