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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying or storage of a handgun by a firefighter at |
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the fire station to which the firefighter is assigned. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.008. CARRYING AND STORAGE OF HANDGUN BY CERTAIN |
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FIREFIGHTERS. (a) In this section, "firefighter" means a |
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permanent, paid employee of the fire department of a political |
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subdivision. The term does not include a volunteer firefighter. |
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(b) A political subdivision that employs a firefighter may |
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not prohibit a firefighter who holds a license to carry a handgun |
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under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, from carrying or |
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storing a handgun at the fire station to which the firefighter is |
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assigned during the firefighter's duty hours. |
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SECTION 2. Section 180.008, Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or |
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other regulation adopted before, on, or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |