By: Harris, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell)	H.B. No. 2363
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019;
	May 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	Affairs; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
	Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0;
	May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2363	By:  Birdwell

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