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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and |
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ammunition in the same locked location. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.042(e-1), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e-1) The commission [department] may not prohibit |
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possession of lawfully permitted firearms and ammunition in an |
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agency foster home. Minimum standards may be adopted under this |
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section relating to safety and proper storage of firearms and |
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ammunition. The minimum standards must allow [, including
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standards requiring] firearms and ammunition to be stored together |
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[separately] in the same locked location [locations]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |