I believe even school district employees with a CHL would be exempt from this, but we'll have to see the wording of the bill after it's passed to make sure.kragluver wrote:This would not apply to school district employees who also hold a CHL though would it?School district employees will still be prohibited from keeping a gun in their vehicle while at work.
I'm also interested in how the new parking lot bill would apply to employees who work on fedral property (or if it would...).
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- Wed May 04, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: HB681/SB321 Parking Lots Bill is on the Floor
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- Wed May 04, 2011 7:20 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: HB681/SB321 Parking Lots Bill is on the Floor
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Note, also, not everybody is included in this bill.
School district employees will still be prohibited from keeping a gun in their vehicle while at work.
If you're employed in the petro-chemical industry, you must have a CHL to keep your firearm in your vehicle and you are limited to only keeping a handgun in it.
If you service oil/gas wells, you may not keep a firearm in your vehicle.
None of these exemptions make any sense to me, especially the school district employee exemption. I'll refer you to the Pearl High School shooting on Oct 1, 1997, when the assistant principal, Joel Myrick, subdued the shooter and held him for police after retrieving a .45 from his parked vehicle.
School district employees will still be prohibited from keeping a gun in their vehicle while at work.
If you're employed in the petro-chemical industry, you must have a CHL to keep your firearm in your vehicle and you are limited to only keeping a handgun in it.
If you service oil/gas wells, you may not keep a firearm in your vehicle.
None of these exemptions make any sense to me, especially the school district employee exemption. I'll refer you to the Pearl High School shooting on Oct 1, 1997, when the assistant principal, Joel Myrick, subdued the shooter and held him for police after retrieving a .45 from his parked vehicle.
- Wed May 04, 2011 7:06 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: HB681/SB321 Parking Lots Bill is on the Floor
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It passed the second reading. The third reading is still coming up.
Received this in my email this morning:
Received this in my email this morning:
SB 321 by Kleinschmidt/Hegar to allow the legal possession of firearms in an employee's personal, locked vehicle when parked on their employer's parking lot passed the second reading in the Texas House today at 7:48 pm. The vote came after nearly 3 hours of debate and attempted amendments.
SB 321 was substituted for HB 681, Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt's bill. SB 321 by Sen. Glenn Hegar had already completed the process and had passed in the Texas Senate.
Rep. Kleinschmidt and his 98 co-authors successfully fought-off gutting amendments that would have turned the bill on its head by requiring specifically designated "gun parking areas" offered by Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Houston) and another amendment would allow the employer the right to vehicle inspections. It was offered by Rep. Juan Castro (D-San Antonio).
Seven amendments, not acceptable to Rep. Kleinschmidt, were attempted and all failed.
The debate led off with Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) calling a point of order. If the point of order had been sustained, the bill could have been slowed down or killed. The point of order was overturned.
Senator Glenn Hegar, Jr. (R-Katy) has passed this legislation twice in past sessions but it's a first for the Texas House. The legislation has always stalled in House Calendar's committee. In addition to the hard work of Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), special thanks must go to Calendars Committee chairman, Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) and Speaker Joe Straus.
Thanks also to our House Committee Chairman, Rep. Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont), for his patience and for his help at the front microphone.
The next step is the vote on third reading. Then SB 321 will return to the Senate for a last approval or discussion. If all goes well, it next moves to Governor Perry's desk and could take effect Sept. 1, 2011.