SB 535 - Authorizes Handguns on the Premises of Places of Worship - Texas Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 7, 2019
- House Bill Passed
- May 21, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 1, 2019
- Introduced
- Jan. 30, 2019
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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 Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes license holders to carry handguns on the premises of certain places of worship, effective September 1, 2019.
Highlights:
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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 Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes license holders to carry handguns on the premises of certain places of worship, effective September 1, 2019.
Highlights:
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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