2005 Legislative Session

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Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 13:20

HB225 (Driver) - 5 year renewal on CHL – Signed by Gov. Perry on 5/31/05; effective 9/1/05.

HB318 (Hupp) - CHL confidentiality – Pass in the House; died in Senate Criminal Justice Committee ed

HB322 (Hupp) - CHL changes for military – Signed by Gov. Perry on 6/17/05; effective 9/1/05

HB332 (Burnam) - Minor in possession of firearms – Died in House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee (Please see separate post on this bill and post on CLEAT's support.)

HB685 (Rose) - Certain military exempted from range requirement of CHL – Signed by Gov. Perry on 5/24/05; effective 9/1/05

HB823 (Keel) - Gun in car without CHL – Signed by Gov. Perry on 6/16/05; effective 9/1/05

HB896 (Farbee) - Employers’ parking lots; no CHL restriction Died in House Calendars Committee

HB1037 (Isett) - Establishes proper “exception� language in Penal Code Chp. 46 – Passed in the House, died in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee

HB1038 (Isett) - Reduction of certain CHL fees – Signed by Gov. Perry on 6/16/05; effective 9/1/05.

HB1066 (Hegar) - Beneficial changes to reciprocity language – Passed in the House; died in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee NOTE:  This bill’s language was added by amendment to HB225 that passed.

HB1067 (Hegar) - Redefines “premises� for schools – Died in Criminal Justice Committee.

HB1075 (Menndez) - Exempts LEO’s from 30.05 (trespass) based only upon firearm possession – Final passage in the House; died in Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

HB2633 (Vo) - Companion bill to SB664 making "premises of a law enforcement agency" off-limits to CHL; Died in Law Enforcement Committee.

SB173 (Harris) - Redefines “premisesâ€? for schools.  Died in Criminal Justice Committee.

SB664 (Rodney Ellis) - Makes "premises of a law enforcement agency" off-limits to CHL.  Died in Criminal Justice Committee.

SB1386 (Rodney Ellis) - "Assault Weapons" Ban.  Died in Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Please note:  CLEAT supported every anti-gun bill introduced, all of which were defeated.  The only exception is SB1386, Ellis' "assault weapon" bill that was never set for a hearing, so CLEAT never had the opportunity to "officially" support it.  In fairness to CLEAT, it never went public with any support for SB1386, but they did for the other anti-gun bills.  CLEAT certainly would have supported the "assault weapons" bill, had it been given a hearing.

Please remember CLEAT's long-standing opposition to gun owners rights, when you are deciding where to send your law enforcement organization donations.  I hope that you LEO's will reconsider your membership in an organization that opposes the rights of the people who exhibit the strongest support of law enforcement.