Valoree Swanson voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Handguns on the Premises of Places of Worship
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott
Title: Authorizes Handguns on the Premises of Places of Worship
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes license holders to carry handguns on the premises of certain places of worship, effective September 1, 2019.
Repeals a provision in previous law which prohibited a license holder from intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carrying a handgun, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holder, on or about the license holder’s person on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes Handguns on the Premises of Places of Worship
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes license holders to carry handguns on the premises of certain places of worship, effective September 1, 2019.
Repeals a provision in previous law which prohibited a license holder from intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carrying a handgun, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holder, on or about the license holder’s person on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes Handguns on the Premises of Places of Worship