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CS/SB 498: Safety of Religious Institutions

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Hutson ; Baxley ; Rodriguez ; Rodrigues ; Broxson ; Albritton ; Bradley ; Simpson

Safety of Religious Institutions; Authorizing, for specified purposes, a concealed weapons or firearms licensee to carry a firearm on certain property of a church, a synagogue, or any other religious institution, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 259 (Ch. 2021-200)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 70
    1/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/01/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/1/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 176
    2/2/2021 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 240
    3/10/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/11/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 241
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 259 (Ch. 2021-200)

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  • CS/SB 498, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2021 at 10:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 259 (er) Safety of Religious Institutions Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-200 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 498, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2021 at 9:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 259 Safety of Religious Institutions Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-200 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    565676 - Amendment
    Delete lines 53 - 61 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Pizzo)     		3/8/2021
    3:24 PM     		Unfavorable
    3/9/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    179036 - Amendment
    Delete lines 58 - 61 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Pizzo)     		3/8/2021
    3:25 PM     		Unfavorable
    3/9/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    754028 - Amendment
    Delete line 59 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gruters)     		3/9/2021
    2:38 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 4 Nays
    3/9/2021 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 1 (pdf)

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